Anton Averkamp
Anton Averkamp (born February 18, 1861 in Cabauw in the province of Utrecht , † June 1, 1934 in Bussum ) was a Dutch choir director and composer .
Anton Averkamp grew up in Amsterdam . He completed a commercial apprenticeship. In 1879 he became a student of Daniël de Lange for piano and music theory. From 1883 he studied with Friedrich Kiel at the Berlin University . A year later he moved to Munich and continued his studies with Josef Gabriel Rheinberger . In 1886 he returned to Amsterdam. He found a job at the music school as a teacher for solo and choral singing. At the same time he took singing lessons from Johan Messchaert for two years . He envisioned the revival of the Renaissance - polyphony before. In 1890 he founded an a cappella choir of international repute with which he performed polyphonic music from the 15th and 16th centuries. From 1898 to 1910 he was also a critic for the weekly De Amsterdammer (now De Groene Amsterdammer ). In 1903 he opened his own singing school. From 1919 to 1933 he was director of the Utrecht music school Mattschappij tot Bevordering der Toonkunst , succeeding Johan Wagenaar .
Works
- op. 1 Six songs for medium voice and piano, Bremen 1890, Praeger & Meier
- op. 2 Sonata in D for violin and piano, Bremen 890, Praeger & Meier
- op. 4 Paradise: “I went out” f. 1 voice and piano, Amsterdam 1894, De Generaleene Muziekhandel
- op. 7 Symphonic poem Elaine and Lancelot , Leipzig 1900, Zimmermann Musikverlag
- Choral works with orchestra: Decora Lux, Die versunkene Burg;
- Choral works a cappella: A dstant angelorum chori and Te deum
- De heidebloem (unperformed opera)
- Symphony in F major in one movement
- Book: Uil mijn practijk. Wenken en raadgevingen bij het onderwijs en de studie van den solozang, Groningen 1916
literature
- Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , 5th Edition, London 1954
- Hugo Riemanns Musiklexikon, 11th edition, edited by Alfred Einstein , Berlin 1929, Max Hesses Verlag
- Music in the past and present , 2nd revised edition, Kassel 1999
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Averkamp, Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Averkamp, Antonius Josephus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch choir director and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cabauw |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1934 |
| Place of death | Bussum |