Erich Fischer (musicologist)
Erich Fischer (born April 8, 1887 in Kreuzlingen , Canton Thurgau ; † January 22, 1977 in Wahlwies near Radolfzell , Baden-Württemberg ) was a Swiss musicologist and composer .
Life
Erich Fischer, high school graduate at Konstanz Gymnasium, then devoted himself to studying musicology in Berlin with Professors Hermann Kretzschmar , Carl Stumpf and Max Friedlaender , which he obtained in 1909 with the academic degree of Dr. phil. completed. In 1907 Fischer took up an assistant position at the phonogram archive of the Psychological Institute in Berlin, and he also wrote essays on exotic music for the magazines Anthropos and the Grenzbote . Since 1910, Erich Fischer has been touring southern Germany on behalf of the Commission for the Publication of Monuments to Music . In the winter months from 1911 to 1913 he worked as a solo coach at the Hoftheater in Hanover , where his romantic play opera Das Heilige Käpplein was premiered in 1913 .
From 1914 on, Fischer turned to the revival of old folk melodies. Erich Fischer created simple Singspiele that fit several, in some cases forgotten, musical numbers by well-known composers, such as Mozart , Haydn , Bach or Ditters von Dittersdorf , into a new text. In addition, Erich Fischer , who lived in Munich , went on tour trips throughout Germany with the theater of musical comedies by Erich Fischer , which he and Gottfried Anders directed . Erich Fischer - he took on the promotion of the sound film , organized a German folk song donation , which had collected and published new folk songs - later moved to Wahlwies on Lake Constance , where he was involved in youth education. In 1947 he founded the Pestalozzi Children's and Youth Village there with Adalbert Graf von Keyserlingk .
Other works
- The music of the Chinese. Dissertation . 1909.
- Major and minor. My name is major; a fun educational singing game. Musikverlag zum Pelikan, 1950.
Honors
- On August 4, 1963, Erich Fischer received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Cross of Merit ).
literature
- Willi Schuh , Edgar Refardt : Swiss music book. Volume 2. Atlantis, 1939, p. 59.
- Werner Zintgraf: New Music. Donaueschingen, Baden-Baden, Berlin, Pfullingen, Mannheim 1921–1950. In: Documentation on music in the 20th century. Volume 2. Support group Hugo Herrmann, 1987, p. 184.
- Walther Killy , Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 3. Saur, Munich 1996. ISBN 3-598-23163-6 , p. 314.
Web links
- Literature by and about Erich Fischer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Erich Fischer estate directory (1887–1977) (PDF; 226 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heimat-Chronik. In: HEGAU - magazine for history, folklore and natural history of the area between the Rhine, Danube and Lake Constance. Issue 1 (17) 1964, page 159
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss musicologist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kreuzlingen , Canton of Thurgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1977 |
| Place of death | Wahlwies near Radolfzell , Baden-Württemberg |