Carl Ludwig Traugott Glaeser
Carl Ludwig Traugott Glaeser (born September 14, 1747 in Ehrenfriedersdorf , † January 31, 1797 in Weißenfels ) was a German composer and cantor at the town church in Weißenfels .
family
Glaeser was the son of Ehrenfriedersdorfer Rector Carl Gotthelf Glaeser the Elder (1715–1792) and his wife Charlotte Stieler (1722–1789). He came from a Saxon family of cantors that produced numerous cantors and pastors.
He married Amalie Marie Ziesche (1756-1832) in 1775 and had ten children with her, including
- the daughter Friederike (1778–1819), who married the district administrator of Naumburg (Saale) Carl Peter Lepsius (1775–1853),
- the daughter Charlotte (1779–1851), who married the mine director Carl Gotthelf Wellner (1762–1834),
- the son and composer Carl Gotthelf Glaeser the Younger (1784–1829)
- as well as the merchant in Berlin and manor owner Carl Heinrich Glaeser (1786–1849) and
- the youngest daughter Julie (1794–1875), who after the early death of her sister married the district administrator of Naumburg (Saale) Carl Peter Lepsius (1775–1853) and raised their children.
Career
Glaeser attended the Thomasschule in Leipzig from 1761 to 1769 , where he was a student of the Thomaskantor Johann Friedrich Doles . This was followed by studies of music at the University of Leipzig until 1771 . After graduating, Glaeser took the position of cantor at the city church and at the illustrious Augusteum grammar school in Weißenfels .
Works
One of his best-known compositions is the song Feinde rundum , composed in 1792 , the melody of which Johann Heinrich Christian Nonne used in 1814 for his (now more popular) poem Flamme up to celebrate the victory in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. In 1791 he wrote Short Piano Pieces for Use in Classes . He has also emerged as a composer of piano etudes.
literature
- German Gender Book, CAStarke Verlag, Görlitz, 1914, Volume 28
- Moritz Fürstenau : Glaeser, Karl Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 217 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Glaeser, Carl Ludwig Traugott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1747 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ehrenfriedersdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1797 |
| Place of death | Weissenfels |