August Wagner (organist)
August Wagner (born August 28, 1816 in Stettin , † March 8, 1896 in Greifswald ) was a German organist and choirmaster . From 1845 to 1865 he was organist in Demmin , then royal music director and organist at St. Nikolai in Greifswald .
Wagner composed chorale preludes, motets, choirs and songs mainly for his own use (including How the Flowers Tremble Outside and The Earth Needs Rain ). In 1869 he published a chorale book. As a musical joke, he set the gender rules of the Zumpt grammar to music .
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- Hans Engel: Music and musical life in Greifswald's past. Edited by Ekkehard Ochs u. Lutz Winkler. Frankfurt am Main 2000.
- Paul Frank, Wilhelm Altmann : Concise Tonkünstlerlexikon. 12th edition, Leipzig 1926. (Here the following different life dates: June 28, 1816 to March 25, 1894. )
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Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Frank, Wilhelm Altmann: Kurzgefaßtes Tonkünstlerlexikon, 12th edition, Leipzig 1926.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wagner, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1896 |
| Place of death | Greifswald |