Edmund Abesser

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Edmund Alexander Abesser (born January 13, 1837 in Marktgölitz ; † July 15, 1889 in Vienna ) was a German musician, music teacher, composer and pianist.

Life

Edmund Abesser received his first music lessons from his father, the teacher Friedrich Abesser. This taught him on the piano, on the organ and in harmony. Edmund has already submitted 60 compositions for his entrance exam at the Conservatory. He studied from October 4, 1854 to September 29, 1857 at the Leipzig Conservatory . His piano teachers were Ignaz Moscheles and Louis Plaidy . His teachers in music theory were Ernst Friedrich Richter and Moritz Hauptmann . In 1856 he received a scholarship for poor, hardworking and talented students. After completing his studies, he became a court pianist in Meiningen. He lived most of his life in Meiningen and Leipzig . In Leipzig he worked as a salon pianist, composer and piano teacher. In the 1870s he taught at the Academy for Music in Leipzig . Among his students was the singer, composer and music teacher Eugen Lindner (* December 11, 1858, † November 12, 1915), who taught at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1913.

The German Emperor had Abesser in Leipzig hand over a very gracious and appreciative secret cabinet letter in recognition of his op. 162 Biblical Pictures . In 1877 Ernst II , the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , had him presented with a brilliant ring and expressed his appreciation for his compositions.

Works (selection)

Edmund Abesser was very popular as a composer of salon music in the 19th century. He mainly wrote piano music.

Works with opus number

  • op. 1 Scherzo for piano; Published in 1858 by Eduard Bote & Gustav Bock in Berlin. The work was reviewed in the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung on June 23, 1860. The work is not only worthy of note as op. The reviewer considers it the most important of such first works, both in terms of invention and character, as well as in terms of technical execution. The subordinate sentence is both graceful and funny. And he concludes that the phrase about the justification for high hopes can be accepted again with justification.
  • op. 4 In the dream; Clay paintings; Langensalza; School bookstore
  • op. 5 Spring Polka
  • op. 12 hours of relaxation on the piano; Leipzig, Merseburg. A collection of easy dances for little hands with fingering; Leipzig, Merseburg. The Neue Zeitschrift für Musik from Leipzig writes in its edition of January 20, 1865: We count these among the children's pieces, which should descend to the child with friendly, childlike content, including the dance forms polonaise, waltz, mazurka, polka and gallop vom Composers have been used. If, in such dances, the melody with the most simple harmony only has the task of flattering the ear, then the present dances should at least have a more modern garment, which is by no means particularly the case with the waltz. On the contrary, they belong to their way of setting after a time that has vanished. A too poor imagination must not show itself in such small dances (musical candies).
  • op. 14 Tyroler-Klänge, character piece for piano; Altenbeurg, Gerstenberger
  • op. 19 Scherzo - Etude for Pianoforte, Leipzig, Merseburger
  • op. 20 3 pieces for pianoforte; Leipzig, Merseburg. I Hunter's Song II Through the Night III Little Forest Tree
  • op. 22 Serenade
  • op. 23 Sonatina; Leipzig, Merseburg
  • op. 24 Voices of Spring; Three dance pièces; Leipzig, Merseburg
  • op.25 Great military festival march for piano, dedicated to King Wilhelm I of Prussia, published by Fr. Bartholomäus in Erfurt. The Neue Zeitschrift für Musik from Leipzig writes about the work in its issue of October 25, 1861: A powerful piece of clay with a festive, unusual expression. Full of military music, this “festival march”, SM the King of Prussia, may have an impressive effect. The beginning is reminiscent of Mendelssohn's “wedding march”.
  • op. 26 pearl opera melodies and folk songs for pianoforte. No. 2 Impromptu
  • op. 27 2nd great military festival march, Leipzig, Stoll
  • op. 29 For encouragement, instructive, pleasing and easy fantasies about popular opera melodies and folk songs for piano, published by Klemm in Leipzig. I Otto Nicolai The luscious women II Bohemian folk song III Francois Auber The mute and Fra Diavolo VI The regiment daughter
  • op. 30 Musical childhood friend, a series of easy music pieces for piano four hands; Altenburg, Gerstenberger
  • op. 38 Polonaise concertant; Leipzig, Naumburg
  • op. 40 Sounds of Longing, Salon Piece
  • op. 42 Deingedenken, piano piece; Leipzig, Naumburg
  • op. 43 Forget me not! Salon piece for piano; Leipzig, Naumburg
  • op. 51 Tyrolean Farewell for two zithers
  • op. 52 Children's Ball; Children's ball collection of easy dances; Leipzig, Lichtenberger
  • op. 52 2 piano pieces in dance form; Leipzig, Stoll. I Röslein's awakening II First violet
  • op. 60 La Coquette; Mazurka de Salon. Leipzig, Lichtenberger
  • op. 70 Fantasy on motifs from Die Schöne Helena by Jaques Offenbach , Berlin; B. and Bock
  • op. 72 Musical harvest of flowers; Salon pieces, Leipzig, Lichtenberger
  • op. 82 When I look into your eyes, melody for piano, flower donation No. 4 OCLC 699937363
  • op.109 No.1 Scherzo Etude, in: Musical Gazebo Volume 6, Leipzig, 1873
  • op.110 arabesque. In: Musikalische Gartenlaube Volume 8, Leipzig, 1873 OCLC 1027007436
  • op. 119 Blaffsed-Mazurka fantastique
  • op. 129 Dark eyes
  • op.139 Confession of the Tyrolean woman
  • op. 141 Amaranth, melody for pianoforte
  • op. 142 Zum Abschied, character piece for piano
  • op. 147 Characteristic pieces for pianoforte for 4 hands I Jagdstück II Last Word III Monte Christo IV Under the Window, Nocturne
  • op.162 Biblical Pictures. Melodies based on episodes from the Holy Scriptures for the pianoforte I Christ in the Temple OCLC 1043871025 II Jesus and the Samaritan OCLC 1043901337 III On Golgotha ​​IV Josef V Tobias OCLC 1043855374 VI Prophetess of the last time OCLC 1043855585 , published by Hermann Beyer & Sons in Langensalza. The German Emperor had Abesser in Leipzig hand over a very gracious and appreciative secret cabinet letter in recognition of op. 162.
  • op. 181 No. 1 Waldbümchen No. 3 Nocturne No. 4 Rose petals from ancient times
  • op. 182 Girl's Dream, parlor piece
  • op. 183 The little bell, serenade
  • op. 184 No. 1 Greetings from OCLC 1009870622 No. 2 Dialogue, parlor piece for piano
  • op. 187 Herzblätchen, Tyrolienne for pianoforte
  • op. 188 I think yours , romance for pianoforte
  • op. 189 Two piano pieces I Alpenblümchen II Wilde Rose
  • op. 191 Pictures from the Children's World, a series of lighter, more melodic ones to reinforce the tact and awakening of the musical performance for additional use in every elementary school.
  • op. 192 love song with guitar, piano piece; Offenbach, André
  • op. 194 Two piano pieces I Tirolers Homecoming II Auf der Alm
  • op. 207 declaration of love
  • op. 209 Zither sounds Tyrolienne; Offenbach, André
  • op. 210 Favorite Flowers I Amaranth II Lily
  • op. 212 Tyrolean pieces for pianoforte
  • op. 221 Gypsies
  • op. 241 Leipzig Festival and Jubilation March on 5th September 1876, self-published in Leipzig OCLC 316222601
  • op. 250 No. 1 love tendons
  • op. 262 Warrior's Dream at midnight, phantasy piece for pianoforte
  • op. 264 Call of the Bulgarians, March also op. 264 Gypsy dance, characteristic piece of music
  • op. 265 Lullaby
  • op. 269. Characteristic sound images; Litolff 1879; I Moorish serenade II Appeal of the Bulgarians III Kabbalistic legend IV Consolation, character piece V Girl's lament to her distant lover VI Hard heart , Mazurka VII Whether he loves me? - He loves me! VIII Sounds through the night
  • op. 270 Military scene
  • op. 271 Kabbalistic legend, characteristic piece of music also op.271 First encounter, polonaise
  • op. 274 Into the Distance, Melody
  • op. 276 Colorful series, collection of light melodic sound images No. 1 to No. 6. No. 1 To the Distant
  • op. 296 Dreaming Flower, Melody for Pianoforte
  • op. 301 No. 1 In the scent of roses, melody
  • op. 307 Grande Valse brilliant in D flat major
  • op. 309 No. 1 Dorfschätze, melody; No.2 forever yours, melody
  • op.317 Lovely violet, piano piece
  • op.321 The beautiful dreamer, Mazurka-Caprice
  • op. 331 Who tells her?, Melody
  • op. 339 To the Desired, Melody
  • op. 343 Greetings to Thuringia
  • op. 344 Do you remember ?, Mazurka. Do you remember? Mazurka , edited by John Theophil
  • op. 346 No. 2 Nordic Flower, Melody No. 3 Drinking Song
  • op. 349 No. 1 reed lilacs
  • op. 351 No. 1 Spring is coming again, song without words
  • op. 352 Spring Dreams, four salon pieces for piano, No.1 The dream of the red rose. No. 2 Star of the Night No. 3 Violets hidden in the grass No. 4 White rose
  • op.373 Sister Hedwig, Klosterscene for pianoforte
  • op.381 In the green forest, character piece, sound image
  • op. 389. Princess Else. A fairy tale overture for piano four hands, published by Hermann Beyer & Sons in Langensalza 1883 OCLC 1043864795
  • op. 390 No. Nocturne in A flat major for piano
  • op. 394 No. 1 Müller's love

Works without opus number

  • The lovely fairy, fairy tale opera 1867/68
  • Song from the opera Die Rose von Bacharach for voice and piano. In: Musikalische Gartenlaube Volume 1, Leipzig, 187 OCLC 1027004021
  • Festive polonaise in D minor for piano. In: Musikalische Gartenlaube Volume 3, Leipzig, 1872 OCLC 1027007436
  • Funeral March in C minor for piano. In: Musikalische Gartenlaube Volume 4, Leipzig, 1873
  • Piano piece in waltz time, In: Musikalische Gartenlaube Volume 7, Leipzig, 1873
  • Polonaise supplement in the Neue Musikzeitung; Stuttgart, Leipzig Carl Grüninger, 1888
  • Summer night serenade supplement in the Neue Musikzeitung; Stuttgart, Leipzig Carl Grüninger, 1888
  • Spring Blossoms for piano four hands, Edition Tonger 1890; I Song of the Shepherd II Hunting Part III Through green fields IV Lonely flower
  • Tyrolienne edited by John Theophil

reception

Review in the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik on January 20, 1865: There is not much that is pleasant to say about Abesser's other works either; The composer moves everywhere on the heavily used Heerstrasse. The sonatina is a reminder of a bygone time. If one makes do with borrowed money in an op. 24, one can probably assume that there is no imagination of one's own.

literature

  • Niemann, Walter: Piano Lexicon. 4th edition, Leipzig, CF Kahnt, 1918, p. 132
  • Goltz, Maren: Musicians' Lexicon of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen (1680-1918). Meiningen 2008, pp. 5-6

Web links

Digital copies

  1. ↑ Tyroler Klänge op.14 at IMSLP
  2. ↑ Sonatina op. 23 as digitized version in the Munich digitization center of the Bavarian State Library
  3. ↑ Impromptu op. 26 No. 2 Digitized copy of a sample in the digital collection of the Berlin State Library
  4. ↑ Nocturne op. 181 No. 3 Reprinted in Musik for de Gusind hiem. Digitized at Furman University Libraries (English)
  5. ↑ Love serenade op.192 digital copy at IMSLP
  6. ↑ Hartes Herz, Mazurka op. 269 No. 6 PDF file in the IMSLP
  7. ↑ Do you remember? Mazurka (Do you remember? Mazurka) edited by John Theophil. Digitized at the Library of Congress
  8. ↑ Polonaise supplement in the Neue Musikzeitung; Stuttgart, Leipzig Carl Grüninger, 1888. Digitized in the IMSLP
  9. ↑ Summer night serenade supplement in the Neue Musikzeitung; Stuttgart, Leipzig Carl Grüninger, 1888. Digitized in the IMSLP
  10. ↑ Spring blossoms for piano four hands digital copies in the IMSLP
  11. ↑ Digitalised Tyrolienne at the Library of Congress

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Elisabeth Th. Hilscher: Edmund Abesser. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Leipzig biography. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  3. ^ A b Hugo Riemann: Eduard Abesser . In: Musiklexikon . 4th edition. Leipzig 1894.
  4. ↑ Austrian National Library: ANNO, Musikalisches Wochenblatt, 1876-09-01, page 10. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
  5. ^ Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens , Hansjörg Rost: Eugen Lindner . In: Large song dictionary . tape 4 . Walter de Gruyter, 2004, ISBN 978-3-598-44088-5 .
  6. ↑ a b Maren Goltz: Edmund Alexander Abesser . In: Musicians' Lexicon of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen (1680-1918) . Meiningen 2008 ( core.ac.uk [PDF; 1.5 MB ]).
  7. ↑ a b Mixed messages . In: Fürther Tagblatt . Fürth May 2, 1874, p. 1 ( Digitale-sammlungen.de ).
  8. ↑ Staff news . In: Illustrirtes Musik- und Theater Journal . tape II , no. 30 . Adolf Bösendorfer, Vienna April 25, 1877, Sp. 730 .
  9. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Nova broadcast No. 6 . In: Neue Berliner Musikzeitung . Berlin September 22, 1958, p. 312 ( ripmfulltext.org ).
  11. ↑ Reviews . In: Neue Berliner Musikzeitung . Berlin June 13, 1860, p. 185 f . ( ripmfulltext.org ).
  12. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  13. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Critical Scoreboard . In: New magazine for music . Leipzig January 20, 1865, p. 34 f . ( onb.ac.at ).
  15. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  16. ↑ a b Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - Signals for the musical world. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  17. ↑ a b c d Austrian National Library: ANNO, Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, 1865-01-20, page 10. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
  18. ↑ popular music . In: New magazine for music . Leipzig October 25, 1861, p. 163 ( ripmfulltext.org ).
  19. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  20. ↑ New music . In: Signals for the musical world . Leipzig November 4, 1865, p. 793 ( onb.ac.at ).
  21. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  22. ↑ Announcements . In: Signals for the musical world . Leipzig November 4, 1865, p. 790 ( onb.ac.at ).
  23. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  24. ↑ a b c Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  25. ↑ Alphabetical image catalogs of the music department. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  26. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  27. ↑ a b Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  28. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  29. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  30. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  31. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  32. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  33. ^ Austrian National Library: ANNO, Oesterreichische Buchhändler-Correspondenz, 1876-04-01, page 3. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
  34. ↑ a b Austrian National Library: ANNO, Musikalisches Wochenblatt, 1876-09-22, page 9. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
  35. ^ Austrian National Library: ANNO, Oesterreichische Buchhändler-Correspondenz, 1876-11-25, page 5. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
  36. ^ Austrian National Library: ANNO, Oesterreichische Buchhandler-Correspondenz, 1876-12-16, page 4. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
  37. ↑ Liebes-Ständchen, Op. 192 (Abesser, Edmund) - IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music. Retrieved March 10, 2017 (English).
  38. ↑ a b c Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  39. ^ Austrian National Library: ANNO, Oesterreichische Buchhändler-Correspondenz, 1877-06-30, page 36. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
  40. ^ Austrian National Library: ÖNB-ANNO - musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and images. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
  41. ↑ 6 Characteristic Sound Pictures, Op. 269 ​​(Abesser, Edmund) - IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music. Retrieved March 10, 2017 (English).
  42. ↑ Major and minor . In: Bartholff Senff (Hrsg.): Signals for the musical world . tape 26 , no. 14 . Signals publisher, Leipzig 1868.
  43. ^ Austrian National Library: ANNO, Aussen-Blatt, 1868-02-21, page 9. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
  44. ^ Austrian National Library: ANNO, Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, 1865-01-20, page 11. Retrieved on March 10, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Abesser, Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abesser, Edmund Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician, composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Marktgölitz
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1889
Place of death Vienna