Emil Naumann

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Emil Naumann

Emil Naumann (born September 8, 1827 in Berlin , † June 23, 1888 in Dresden ) was a German composer and church musician.

Life

Naumann's grave (front) in the Trinity cemetery in Dresden

Emil Naumann was the son of the physician Moritz Naumann (1798–1871) and grandson of the conductor Johann Gottlieb Naumann . After studying music in Frankfurt am Main , he was a student of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1842 to 1844 . In 1850 he was appointed court church music director in Berlin to succeed Otto Nicolai . In this function he published the work “On the introduction of the psalm song into the evangelical church” in 1856. Naumann performed the “Psalms on all Sundays and Sundays,” composed for the Royal Cathedral Choir on behalf of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV . Holidays of the Evangelical Church Year ”in three volumes. From 1873 he taught at the Dresden Conservatory . One of his students there was Georg Pittrich (1870–1934). Naumann died in Dresden in 1888 and was buried in the Trinity cemetery there.

His music theory writings also include “The Tonkunst in der Culturgeschichte” (2 parts, both 1869) and “Illustrierte Musikgeschichte” (2 parts, both 1885).

Works

  • Illustrated music history. The development of musical art from its earliest beginnings to the present from Emil Naumann, K. Professor and Hofkirchenmusikdirektor. First volume ; Berlin & Stuttgart, Verlag by W. Spemann (preface from 1885)
  • Emil Naumann's Illustrated Music History. Completely revised and continued up to the present by Eugen Schmitz . Introduction and history by Leopold Schmidt . 30 art and 32 sheet music supplements. 273 text images. Ninth edition ; Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig (preface to the 9th edition from 1928)

Choral works

  • Christ the Messenger of Peace , oratorio (first performed in Berlin 1849, Singakademie )
  • The Lord is King (Psalm 93) op.18 (Berlin 2003)
  • The heavens tell the glory of God (Psalm 19) op. 17 for 8 voices acc. Choir (Berlin 2003)
  • Shepherd of Israel, hear (Psalm 80) (Berlin 2003)
  • Lord, who was gracious before (Psalm 85) op.19 (Berlin 2003)
  • Lord our ruler (Psalm 8) (Berlin 2003)

literature

  • In: Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music - The composers - A lexicon in five volumes . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 148, volume 4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 16. Report of the Royal. Conservatory for Music in Dresden. Academic year 1886/87, Dresden 1887; Digitized SLUB Dresden
personal data
SURNAME Naumann, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and church musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1888
Place of death Dresden