Emil Owl

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Carl Emil Eule (born September 4, 1843 in Löbau , † October 31, 1887 in Dresden ) was a German composer .

Life

Emil Eule was born on September 4, 1843, the son of the instrument maker Carl August Eule and his wife Amalie Christiane. His brother August Hermann, born in 1846, was the founder of the organ building company named after him in Bautzen .

Eule moved to Dresden around 1868, where he was first mentioned as a music teacher that year. Later he also dealt with "iron patent pianos" and placed his work as a composer in the foreground. His last residence was at Neuegasse 23.

Of his 5 children with Clara Louise, geb. Dittmann, whom he married on January 4, 1870 in the Dresden Kreuzkirche , survived him only his daughter Clara Isolde (1876-1957).

Emil Eule's grave in Dresden

Owl, whose works are almost forgotten today, was best known as a composer of salon music for piano, songs and everyday music. His grave is located in the Trinity Cemetery in Dresden and describes him as a clay artist.

Catalog of works (selection)

Works

  • Op. 4 The Messengers of Spring for soprano or tenor and piano, 1869
  • Op. 12 The Star of Hope for piano, 1870
  • Op. 24 The German warrior's dream before the battle for piano, 1870
  • Op. 26 Heroes' Greetings from Walhalla for piano, harmonium or organ, 1871
  • Op. 35 Reunion in the Heimath for orchestra, 1872
  • Op. 37 The blonde fisherwoman for piano, 1871
  • Op. 45 On the waves of the Königsee for piano, 1873
  • Op. 46 Burgröschen's wedding for orchestra, 1881
  • Op. 52 Saxon trade and industrial exhibition march
  • Op. 64 Bergmannsleben for piano, 1880
  • Op. 85 Large Schützen-Festmarsch for the 8th German Federal Shooting for Orchestra, 1884

Libretti

Eule also wrote libretti , but did not set it to music himself, instead offered it for sale:

  • "The Gold Cellar" - a comical-romantic magic opera in 2 acts
  • "Franello" - romantic opera in 2 acts

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dresden City Archives, Death Register No. 1333/1887
  2. ^ Address and business handbook for the royal capital and residence of Dresden, 1868, 1870 and 1887
  3. ↑ A contemporary review writes about it: “I opened the magazine with the right tension to see how the fisherwoman, especially the blonde fisherwoman, is expressed in music. But what did my eyes see? - A polka of the 'most vulgar' kind with a number of variations and a selected unpleasant trio-like middle movement! - And that a character piece? - Well, lucus a non lucendo! "(Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, 1872, No. 8, Col. 126)
  4. ^ Neue Berliner Musikzeitung, Volume 24, No. 22 of June 1, 1870, p. 176.
personal data
SURNAME Owl, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Owl, Carl Emil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Löbau
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 1887
Place of death Dresden