August Neithardt
Heinrich August Neithardt (* 10. August 1793 in Schleiz ; † 18th April 1861 in Berlin ) was a German composer of the Romantic .
Life
Neithardt received his musical training from the Schleizer court organist Gotthilf Friedrich Ebhardt and in 1816, after taking part in the wars of liberation as a volunteer, he was appointed Prussian staff musician (military bandmaster). He initially served in the Guard Rifle Battalion and from 1822 in the Kaiser Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2 . In 1840 he resigned from the military.
In the meantime he had become so popular through his composition of the song “I am a Prussian, do you know my colors?” ( Prussian song ) that Friedrich Wilhelm III. on June 15, 1839 awarded the title of music director .
In 1838 he became the director of the liturgical choir at the Berlin Cathedral , which five years later became part of the Royal Cathedral Choir . He made him famous for his performance as the leading German boys' choir and far beyond Germany's borders. In 1850 he led the cathedral choir on its first trip abroad to London .
Neithardt was also active as an editor of older and more recent church music .
August Neithardt died on April 18, 1861 after a long illness at the age of 67 in Berlin and was buried in the local cathedral cemetery I on Liesenstrasse . The grave has not been preserved.
Works (selection)
- various works for wind orchestra
- sacred choral music
- The earth is the Lord's (Psalm 24) op.134
- God have mercy on us (Psalm 67)
- Help me, God (Psalm 54) op. 138
- Misericordias Domini (1859)
- Stay With Us (1861)
literature
- Robert Eitner: Neithardt, Heinrich August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 414 f.
- Max Thomas, Heinrich August Neithardt , Berlin 1959 (diss.).
- Robert and Clara Schumann's correspondence with correspondents in Berlin 1832 to 1883 , ed. by Klaus Martin Kopitz , Eva Katharina Klein and Thomas Synofzik (= Schumann-Briefedition , Series II, Volume 17), Cologne: Dohr 2015, pp. 469–472, ISBN 978-3-86846-028-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin tombs . Haude & Spener, Berlin 2006. p. 8.
Web links
- Works by and about August Neithardt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about August Neithardt in the German Digital Library
- Edited letters from and to August Neithardt in the web service correspSearch of the BBAW
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neithardt, August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neithardt, Heinrich August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schleiz |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1861 |
| Place of death | Berlin |