Eduard Koellner

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Libretto title page for Ave Maria, Op. 46 from 1877 by Eduard Köllner

Eduard Köllner (born July 15, 1839 in Dobrilugk , † November 8, 1891 in Guben ) was a German composer . He became known for his compositions for male voices.

Life and education

Köllner was born in the Lower Lusatian town of Dobrilugk on Grimmerstrasse.

He received his training as a composer from Flodoard Geyer (born March 1, 1811 in Berlin; † April 30, 1872 ibid), Eduard Grell , Carl Albert Löschhorn and Johann Gottlob Schneider junior . He lived in Guben as a cantor of the town and main church and as a singing teacher at the grammar school. During this time he was conductor of the Federal Niederlausitzer Sängerbund .

Famous works

Köllner published a large number of unison songs for male choirs. More than 200 works are known, ranging from the first publication date 1862 to 1896. Below is a selection of works:

  • Op. 1. Mazourka brilliant . Berlin, Weinholtz 1 1862.
  • Ceremonial anthem for the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of North America (with award).
  • Op. 46th Ave Maria . Poem by Paul Lindenberg for four-part male choir and alternating double choir 1877.
  • Op. 117. Pharaoh . Ballad for unanimous male choir and orchestra. Leipzig, seal. 1889.
  • Op. 149. Hohenzollern song: German brothers, German sounds . Four-part male choir with brass instruments. Leipzig, Rob. Forberg. 1893.
  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Adagio religioso from the Organ Sonata Op. 65 No. 1 f. String quintet (or string orchestra) arr. v. E. Koellner. Potschappel, Bellmann & Thümer. 1893.

literature

  • Franz Stieger: Opera Lexicon, Part IV: Supplements, 1982
  • Paul Frank, Wilhelm Altmann : Concise Tonkünstler Lexicon for musicians and friends of music. Regensburg, 1936 p. 730
  • Karl Lustner: Death list of the year 1891 concerning the music. Monthly booklets for music history 1892, p. 169

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Portrait of Köllner in the Lausitzer Rundschau on April 22, 2005, accessed on May 25, 2016
  2. ^ Meyers Lexikon, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig and Vienna, 4th edition, 1885-1892 p.487
  3. ↑ List of works in the IMSLP project
personal data
SURNAME Köllner, Eduard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Dobrilugk
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1891
Place of death Guben