August Leopold sat
August Louis Leopold Saß (born November 9, 1874 in Bredow , Randow district , † February 27, 1957 in Berlin ) was a German violinist and music teacher .
Born as the son of a locksmith in Bredow , a suburb of Stettin , Saß received lessons at the Conservatory in Stettin with Paul Wild from 1893 to 1899 . He was then first violinist at the Szczecin City Theater in 1899/1900. In 1900/1901 he was in Leipzig , where he played in the Gewandhaus Orchestra and at the same time received lessons from Hans Sitt at the Leipzig Conservatory . This was followed by engagements with orchestras in Davos (Switzerland), Wiborg (Grand Duchy of Finland), Pavlovsk (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Frankfurt am Main .
In 1906 Saß returned to Stettin. Here he first taught violin at the Loewe-Riemann Conservatory and then founded his own institute in 1909, the German Violinist School in Saß-Stettin.
Saß published some writings on learning to play the violin. He was also active as a composer .
Fonts
- To the problem of violin technique. Instructions to get a good technique in a short time . Leipzig 1913 (reprint Dresden 2015, ISBN 3-95692-762-1 ).
- The violinist. Considerations on the various occupations of the violinist . Leipzig 1918.
- New school for violinists to facilitate initial lessons. Leipzig 1920.
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . 2nd Edition. Volume 8. Saur, Munich 2007, p. 707 ( online ).
supporting documents
- ↑ Berlin-Charlottenburg registry office : death register . No. 710/1957.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sat, August Leopold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sat, August Louis Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bredow , Randow district |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1957 |
| Place of death | Berlin |