Albert Lorenz

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Friedrich Albert Lorenz (born July 31, 1816 in Roßwein , † March 24, 1887 in Berlin ) was a Prussian military musician , conductor and composer . He gained fame primarily through his cavalry marches.

biography

Lorenz was born as the son of the late cloth maker Christian Friedrich Lorenz and his wife Johanne Christiane born in Liebenwerda . Wegert born. After training as a bandmaster, he volunteered for service in the Prussian army and was elected head of the regiment's trumpet corps by the officers' corps of the Royal Prussian 2nd Guards Uhlan Regiment in 1850 , after his predecessor, trumpeter Gröning, for health reasons was eliminated. He directed the trumpeter corps of the Royal Prussian 2nd Guard Uhlan Regiment until 1859. In 1854 he received the Prussian General Decoration . In the years from 1857 to 1859 he successfully participated in the composition competitions advertised by the publishing house Bote and Bock, Berlin. Some of his cavalry marches were included in the Prussian Army March Collection .

Works (selection)

  • 1841/43 Trot march based on motifs from the ballet " Giselle " (Army March III, 33)
  • 1855 Greetings to Dresden , op.126 (Polka for pianoforte)
  • 1857 Parade March in A flat major , op.152 (Army March III, 60; 3rd prize from the Bote und Bock publishing house, Berlin 1857)
  • 1858 Jubelmarsch , op.150 , for brass instruments
  • 1858 L'Adieu (Parade March for Pianoforte)
  • 1858 Parade March in B flat major , op.164 (Army March III, 58; 3rd prize from the Bote und Bock publishing house, Berlin 1858)
  • 1859 Parade March in E flat major , op.170 (Army March III, 59; 2nd prize from the Bote und Bock publishing house, Berlin 1859)
  • Arrangement March , op.90
  • Basta-Mazurek , op.94
  • Benjowski March , op. 93
  • Le Souvenir (march for pianoforte)
  • Quinze-Polka , op.82
  • Ziethen from the bush (march)

literature

  • Carl von Ledebur: Tonkünstler-Lexicon Berlin's from the oldest times to the present . Rauh, Berlin 1861, p. 42 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10931847-2 ( full text in the Google book search).
  • Werner Probst: Parade March (B flat major) - AM III, 58 by Albert Lorenz . In: Koblenz - Our garrison. The Army Music Corps 5 plays marching rarities . Supplement to the long-playing record with the same title No. 1810. Abenberg 1983, unpaginated.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death register, registry office Berlin VI No. 424/1887
  2. ^ Ludwig: Neue Berliner Musikzeitung. Ludwig, 1853, p. 147 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
personal data
SURNAME Lorenz, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lorenz, Friedrich Albert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian military musician, conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Horse wine
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1887
Place of death Berlin