Carl Ferdinand Adam
Carl Ferdinand Adam (also: Karl Ferdinand Adam; * December 22, 1806 in Constappel , today the municipality of Klipphausen , Saxony ; † December 23, 1868 in Leisnig , Kingdom of Saxony ) was a German music teacher, cantor, choir director and composer.
Life
Carl Ferdinand Adam was the son of a teacher and organist. He was brought up at Schleinitz Castle together with the only son of Chamberlain von Zehmen . At the age of twelve he attended the Kreuzschule in Dresden. Here he received singing and piano lessons from Heinrich Marschner, among others . He then studied at the University of Leipzig jurisprudence . He dropped out of law school to study music. Christian Theodor Weinlig was one of his teachers. After completing his music studies, he first settled in Dresden as a music teacher. On July 2, 1834 Adam was elected director of the recently founded Dresden male choir Orpheus . In 1842 he founded the Dresdner Liederkranz with Julius Otto . From 1844 he was cantor and music director in Leisnig. Here he founded the Liederkranz men's choir on January 13, 1845 , which he directed for nine years.
Works (selection)
Carl Ferdinand Adam wrote many pieces for male choir. His best-known and still popular work today is the evening song: evening will again be for a five-part male choir. In addition, he wrote songs, piano pieces and variations, but also cantatas and small oratorios.
- Six four-part songs for soprano, alto, tenor and bass op. 4. I Lullaby : The Kiss. Slumber dear little ones ; II hunter's song . Trarah: It sounds so lovely ; III Schifferlied: Swim my boat ; IV Lullaby : All quiet in sweet peace ; V Spring song: It breaks in the resounding dance ; VI Morning song : God under your father's hat. Published by G. Rotter in Leipzig.
- Six songs by Uhland, Hoffmann von Fallersleben and Mörike for four and five male voices op. 5. I My Fatherland: Faithful love to the grave ; II Free Art: Sing to whom singing has been given ; III Jung Volker. Song of the robbers: Jung Volker, this is our robber captain ; IV The boy mountain member: I am the shepherd boy from the mountain V Spring belief: The gentle air has awakened ; VI Abendlied: It will be evening again . Published by Rotter in Dresden, 1841.
- Poems by a living man for male choir or quartet singing op. 6. I Rheinweinlied: Where such a fire still flourishes ; II Call: tear the crosses out of the earth ; III Reiterlied: The anxious night is now over ; IV Song of the young at the amnesty of the old: Like the thunder of waves from the distant sea ; V The Last War: Who Can Fold His Hands . Published by Rotter in Dresden in 1941.
- Six choirs for male choir. I It must be spring after all: And the winter is looming , II Serenade: Up, up ; III Germania: O I grieved suitor ; IV champagne song: We attacked recently ; V My beloved: How can I forget yours ; VI In the night .
- The 46th Psalm: God is our confidence for male choirs
- Six four-part songs. I rest: In the arms of love ; II New spring: New spring has come : III The bird in the forest: Bird, what are you singing : IV Forest song: Where there are bushes : V Old German song: The spring has arrived : VI Morning song : The stars are hereditary .
- Six gymnastics songs. I Turnerruf: Wake up ; II gymnast ride: gymnast with the fresh ; III The Gym Brothers: Who has so fresh ; IV Gymnastics Song: With God's Help ' ; V Flag oath: Greetings ; VI Celebratory song: Turner up for an argument .
- Six chants. I what we love ; II serenade: tones, small sounds ; III Resting in the shade ; IV Singer's farewell: When often in ; V Bergmannslied: Deep in the gloom ; VI Weineskraft: Brothers drinking .
Commemoration
In Constappel, a memorial plaque was attached to the schoolhouse, where Adam was born. In 1909 a memorial was erected in Leisnig. There is also a memorial plaque on Adam's house at Kirchplatz 4 in Leisnig.
literature
- Robert Mustol: Three Unknown Composers. In: The Lyra. Volume 11, No. 12, Vienna March 15, 1888, p. 109.
- Adam, Karl Ferdinand. In: Theodore Baker: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. 3rd edition Schirmer, New York / Boston 1919.
- Memories of former Kreuzschule students: Carl Ferdinand Adam, the promoter of male choir singing. In: Die Union , Dresden district; 41 (1986), 298 of December 19, 1986, ISSN 0232-1769, p. 4.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Carl Ferdinand Adam in the International Music Score Library Project
- Carl Ferdinand Adam at Discogs (English)
- Memorial plaque on the house where Carl Ferdinand Adams was born at the Deutsche Fotothek
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c City of Leisnig: City of Leisnig - Carl Ferdinand Adam (1806 - 1865). Retrieved January 7, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Robert Mustol: Three unknown composers . In: Anton August Naaff (Ed.): The Lyra . tape 11 , no. 12 . Vienna March 15, 1888, p. 109 .
- ^ SLUB Dresden: The Dresden men's choir Orpheus after its 30th anniversary. Accessed January 7, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Louis Kindscher: Carl Ferdinand Adam: Six four-part songs for soprano, alto, tenor and bass op.4 . In: Gustav Bock (Ed.): Neue Berliner Musikzeitung . tape 11 , no. 9 . Ludwig, Berlin February 25, 1857, p. 66 ( archive.org [accessed January 7, 2018]).
- ↑ Six songs by Uhland, Hoffmann v. Fallersleben u. Möricke for four u. five male voices opus 5 /. Accessed January 7, 2018 (German).
- ↑ 6 Lieder for Mens' Voices, Op.5 (Adam, Carl Ferdinand) - IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music. Retrieved January 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Poems of a living person for male choir or quartet singing; opus 6 /. Accessed January 7, 2018 (German).
- ↑ a b c d e Carl Ferdinand Adam . In: Fr. Pazdirek (Ed.): The Universal Handbook of Musical Litterature . Verlag des Universal - Handbuch der Musikliteratur, Pazdírek & Co. KG, Vienna, p. 76 .
- ↑ Memorial plaque for Carl Ferdinand Adam (December 22nd, 1806-23th, 1867). In: Deutsche Fotothek. Retrieved January 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Adam, Karl Ferdinand . In: Theodore Baker (Ed.): Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians . 3. Edition. G. Schirmer, New York / Boston 1919, p. 4 ( archive.org [accessed January 7, 2018]).
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SURNAME | Adam, Carl Ferdinand |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adam, Karl Ferdinand |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music teacher, cantor, choir director and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1806 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Constappel , today the municipality of Klipphausen , Saxony |
DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1868 |
Place of death | Leisnig , Kingdom of Saxony |