Ernst Baeker
Ernst Friedrich August Baeker (born December 15, 1866 in Berlin , † June 13, 1944 in Stolp ) was a German composer.
Ernst Baeker was the son of the secret accountant Christian Friedrich Baeker and after graduating from high school, at the request of his father, went first to do a banking apprenticeship before studying music with Heinrich Dorn (1804–1892) and Heinrich Urban (1837–1901). Even before 1914, Baeker composed piano pieces, songs and ballads that appeared in print up to Opus 40. He earned his living with lessons in music theory. A lifelong friendship linked him with Carl Ludwig Schleich .
With the beginning of the First World War , Baeker came to Poznan and worked there on the East Bank. When Posen fell to Poland after the war, Baeker went to Stolp and worked at the local bank until he lost his job in 1924 with the introduction of the Reichsmark. He was now giving piano and composition lessons again.
In 1934 works by Baeker were performed at the 2nd Pomeranian Music Festival. In 1935 he was accepted into the "Profession of German Composer". On the occasion of his 70th birthday, the city of Stolp had Baeker's “Four Piano Pieces” printed.
Baeker's music is attributed to the late Romantic period.
Compositions (selection)
- 5 songs for 1 voice with accompaniment d. Pianoforte . Op. 4th
- Songs . Op. 14th
- Songs . Op. 17th
- Lyric sketchbook . Op. 26th
- Small Kinship 10 Piano Pieces for Young People Op. 30th
- Four piano pieces: Romance, Scherzo, Balade, Caprizzio . Op. 43, 1936
- Three piano humorists . Op. 47, 1936
Web links
- Ernst Baeker , entry by Isabel Sellheim on the Stolper Heimatkreise eV website
Individual evidence
- ^ Baptismal register Sophienkirche Berlin, No. 91/1867
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baeker, Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baeker, Ernst Friedrich August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1944 |
| Place of death | Stumble |