Ernst Kunsemüller
Ernst Kunsemüller (born June 24, 1885 in Rehme ; † April 25, 1918 in Düsseldorf ) was a German conductor , pianist and composer .
Life
Ernst Adolf Johannes Kunsemüller was the son of a pastor and - after attending grammar schools in Gütersloh and Detmold - initially studied theology for a few semesters, then history, German and philosophy in Bonn and Berlin . In 1909 he obtained his doctorate in Bonn. phil. He then studied piano, music theory, conducting and composition at the Cologne Conservatory with Carl Friedberg , Franz Bölsche and Fritz Steinbach . From 1910 he was director of an a cappella choir in Neuss am Rhein. In 1912 he went to Kiel , where he became the conductor of the Kiel VDM concerts and the Kiel Choral Society. In 1914 he was appointed Academic Music Director at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel . Kunsemüller volunteered for military service in mid-1915 and took part in the First World War . He died of gunshot wounds in a Düsseldorf hospital in 1918.
Works
- Songs for voice and piano op.1
- Songs for voice and orchestra op.2
- Four songs for soprano and piano op.3
- Piano Sonata No. 1 op.4
- Three chants based on texts by Gustav Falke for baritone and piano op.5
- Variations on an own theme for piano op.6
- Nine boys songs for alto voice and octet accompaniment op.7
- Three songs for mixed choir a cappella op.8 (Premiere Kiel 1915)
- Serenade for small orchestra op.9
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major op.10
- Three songs based on poems by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer for voice and piano op.11
- Three chants for an alto part with accompaniment by piano and French horn op.12 (Premiere Kiel 1914)
- Spitzweg Suite for piano and violoncello op.15
- Six songs for high voice and piano op.16
- Spring Pictures (Piano Pieces) op.17
- String quartet
- Concert overture for large orchestra
Literature / sources
- Art. Kunsemüller, Ernst, in: Hugo Riemann, Musik-Lexikon, 10th edition, Berlin (Max Hesse) 1922, p. 692.
- Art. Kunsemüller, Ernst, in: Paul Frank and Wilhelm Altmann , Kurzgefaßtes Tonkünstlerlexikon, 13th edition, Leipzig (Carl Merseburger) 1927, ISBN 3-7959-0083-2 , p. 207.
- Michael Kube: Art. Kunsemüller, Ernst Adolf Johannes, in: Biographisches Lexikon für Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck, Vol. 10, Neumünster (Wachholtz) 1994, pp. 235–237.
- Selke Harten-Strehk, Oliver Kopf and Karl-Heinz Reinfandt: Society of Friends of Music. A Kiel concert life, Kiel (Mühlau) 2001, p. 84 ff. Et passim.
Web links
- Works by and about Ernst Kunsemüller in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kunsemüller, Ernst |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conductor, pianist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1885 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rehme |
DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1918 |
Place of death | Dusseldorf |