Christian Heinrich Hohmann

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Christian Heinrich Hohmann (born March 7, 1811 in Niederwerrn ; † May 12, 1861 in Schwabach ) was a Franconian composer, music teacher and violin school writer.

Life

Hohmann was a son of the farmer and tailor Georg Hohmann and Anna Hörlein. Active as a teacher at the teachers' seminar in Altdorf and Schwabach, Hohmann wrote several educational works, including a violin school, still known today as the Hohmann-Heim (ISMN M-700014-11-7), but also originally published (previously at Universal Edition Vienna ; now at FIRMAMENT Musik Verlag und Notenvertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin).

He composed commissioned works (chamber music, organ, piano works, songs for solo and choir) and gave songs by Stuntz , Kreutzer , Salieri , Mozart , Breidenstein , Maurer, Hohmann, Freck, Call , Nägeli , Haydn , Schneider , Marschner , Graun, Tröger, Mendelssohn , Keller , Zöllner , Wölfel, Lindpaintner for male choir, with special consideration of educational aspects. Quote:

“So all the songs are given in the score so that the singer has all 4 voices in front of him. It grants this facility unmistakable advantages. "

Honors

In 1952 a street in his home town of Niederwerrn was named in his honor, Hohmannstraße , and streets in Schweinfurt , Bamberg , Ansbach and Bad Kissingen were also named in his honor.

Works

  • Violin School I 1835 (her. Karl Nowotny) ISMN M-008-00848-1
  • Violin School II 1836 (her. Karl Nowotny) ISMN M-008-00849-8
  • Violin School III 1836 (her. Karl Nowotny) ISMN M-008-00850-4
  • Violin School IV 1836 (her. Karl Nowotny) ISMN M-008-00851-1
  • Violin School V 1836 (her. Karl Nowotny) ISMN M-008-00852-8
  • The song messenger from Franconia. A selection of four-part chants for the male choir . 2 booklets. Altdorf 1843/1848
  • 55 two-part folk songs for violin

literature

  • Christian Heinrich Hohmann. A well-known Franconian music teacher of the 19th century by Artur Wirth in: JbHVMittelfrk 82, 1964/65, pp. 250–255

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hohmannstrasse. In: niederwerrn.de. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .

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personal data
SURNAME Hohmann, Christian Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franconian composer, music teacher and Vionlin school writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Niederwerrn
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1861
Place of death Schwabach