Carl Ferdinand Becker (music writer)
Carl Ferdinand Becker (born July 17, 1804 in Leipzig , † October 26, 1877 in Plagwitz near Leipzig) was a German organist and music writer .
Life
Becker was born in Leipzig in 1804 as the son of a doctor and writer. As a student he attended the St. Thomas School in Leipzig . His teachers Johann Gottfriedschicht (1753–1823) and Friedrich Schneider (1786–1853) trained him as a musician . From 1820 to 1833 he was a violinist in the Gewandhaus Orchestra . In 1825 he became organist at the Petrikirche and in 1837 at the Nikolaikirche . In 1848 he became a teacher for organ and music history at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Leipzig . In 1834 he worked for the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik and was one of the founders of the Leipzig Bach Society in 1850. He died in 1877 near Leipzig.
Publications (selection)
- Systematic-chronological presentation of musical literature from the earliest to the most recent. Published by Robert Friese, Leipzig 1836, 194 pp.
- The chant collections of the various Christian churches. Verlag Fleischer, Leipzig 1845, 220 pp.
- The Tonkünstler Of The Nineteenth Century - A Calendar Handbook on Art History. Kösslingsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1849.
literature
- Robert Eitner : Becker, Karl Ferdinand . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 46, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1902, pp. 322-324.
- Wilhelm Virneisel: Becker, Karl Ferdinand. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 719 ( digitized version ).
- Annegret Rosenmüller: Carl Ferdinand Becker (1804–1877). Studies of life and work. (= City of Music Volume 4) Publisher of Bockel, Hamburg 2000, 216 S., Ill., Notenbeisp., ISBN 3-932696-19-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl Ferdinand Becker in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Carl Ferdinand Becker in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ google.de/books Presentation of the musical nature , accessed on August 15, 2011
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Becker, Carl Ferdinand |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Becker, Karl Ferdinand |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and music writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1804 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1877 |
Place of death | Plagwitz |