Anton Ludwig Ernst Trutschel

Anton Ludwig Ernst Trutschel (born July 27, 1787 in Gräfinau , † January 12, 1869 in Rostock ) was a German organist and composer.

Life

Organ in Wümbach

ALE Trutschel was the youngest of seven siblings. Even as a child he showed an extraordinary musical talent. His brother-in-law, the cantor and organist Kreubel in nearby Wümbach , took him in and taught him. As a ten-year-old he already represented him on the organ.

In 1809 he moved to Rostock. Here he initially worked as a pianist. Soon he became very well known and received a lot of recognition, so that "in the heyday of his work he undoubtedly took the first place in the musical circles of Rostock." In addition to the piano, he played the violin and sometimes the harp , organized chamber concerts and had a great music teacher Student group. In 1823 he was appointed organist at the Jakobikirche . In 1851 he arranged for Friedrich Wilhelm Winzer to rebuild and expand their organ . In addition to the church services and official acts, he played numerous organ concerts.

When he died in early 1869 at the old age of almost 82, he was considered the "Nestor among Mecklenburg's sound artists".

He was married to Luise, geb. Winter. The couple's two sons became music dealers : Ludwig (1826–1904) founded the Ludwig Trutschel music shop in Rostock in 1857 , Neuer Markt 18; Anton (1832–1895), who had studied with Ignaz Moscheles at the Leipzig Conservatory , ran a music and piano business in Schwerin. From 1868 to 1883 he was also the grand ducal court organist at the Schwerin Castle Church . Both were purveyors to the court.

Works

His compositions have appeared in print:

For two-handed pianoforte

• Op. 1. Introduction et Variations sur un Theme favori ( Dear girl, listen to me ) de Mozart.
• Op. 2. Introduction and Variation
• Op. 3rd Sonata in A minor
• Op. 4. Fantaisie brilliant, six grandes Valses
• Op. 5. Fantaisie en Forme de Variations sur un Theme favori ( We wind you the maiden wreath ) de l'Opera Der Freischütz de Weber

For pianoforte in four hands

• Op. 8. Grande Sonate in E flat (dedicated to the Grand Duchess Alesandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin).

For the organ

• Op. 9. Preludes for use in public worship
• Op. 10. Organ pieces for use in public worship
• Op. 11. To play twelve epilogues, with and without a pedal
• Op. 14. Preludes to the most common melodies of the Evangelical Church
• Op. 17. Fantasy as an aftermath in C major
• Op. 18. Chorale preludes for use in public worship
• Op. 19. Fantasy in F major
• Op. 20. Fantasy in G minor
• Op. 21. Fantasy in E major
• Op. 30. Introduction and double fugue in D major for three manuals and pedal (1865)

Of these, Op. 14 and 18, which were dedicated to the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, introduced on his orders as teaching material in the Mecklenburg seminar for village school teachers who were also organists.

The majority of his larger compositions remained unpublished. That counted

• three overtures in C major, E flat major, F major for orchestra (also arranged for pianoforte four hands)
• Quartet in C major for string instruments (also arranged for pianoforte four hands)
• three quartets in D major, E flat major, A minor for piano forle, violin, viola and violoncello
• Great Sonata in F major for pianoforte and violin or flute or clarinet
• Phantasy in E flat major for pianoforte and clarinet (also transcribed for oboe, for violin, for violoncello)
• Rondo in E flat major for pianoforle and violin
• Sonatas for pianoforte
• four-part chants for two sopranos, tenor and bass with pianoforte
• Male choirs
• Songs for a voice with pianoforte
• for the organ a number of trios, fantasies, fugues and double fugues, including 24 great fantasies in all major and minor keys, some of which are based on chorale melodies.

literature

• ALE Trutschel In: Allgemeine Musikische Zeitung 4 (1869), p. 114f

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Anton Ludwig Ernst Trutschel in the International Music Score Library Project
• Anton Ludwig Ernst Trutschel at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary (lit.)
2. ↑ Obituary (lit.)
3. ^ Clemens Meyer : History of the Mecklenburg-Schwerin court orchestra . Verlag Ludwig Davids, Schwerin 1913 ( digitized version , HathiTrust ), p. 251
4. ↑ According to the obituary (lit.)