Ernst Pfundt
Ernst Gotthold Benjamin Pfundt (born June 17, 1806 in Dommitzsch , † December 7, 1871 in Leipzig ) was a German timpanist .
Life
Pfundt was the son of the cantor Christian August Pfundt from his marriage to Johanna Christiania Friederika Wieck (* 1767), a sister of Friedrich Wieck . He studied theology and philosophy at the University of Leipzig from 1827 to 1830 and from 1832 to 1835. And also took piano lessons from Friedrich Wieck. In 1837 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy hired him as a timpanist in the Gewandhaus Orchestra , and he also worked in the city's theater orchestra.
In Leipzig he was one of the closest friends of Robert Schumann , who called him “Cousin Pfund”.
In 1849 he published instructions for playing the timpani, which soon established itself as a standard work. He also invented some improvements for his instrument.
Works
- The timpani. Instructions for learning this instrument , Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel 1849 ( digitized version ); 2nd edition 1880
literature
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon , 4th edition, Vienna-Leipzig 1885–1892, Volume 12, p. 979 ( digitized version )
- Hugo Riemanns Musik-Lexikon , 10th edition, edited by Alfred Einstein , Berlin 1922, p. 974
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Robert Schumann, Diaries , Volume 2, ed. by Gerd Nauhaus , Leipzig 1987, p. 28 (note dated October 8, 1836)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfundt, Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfundt, Ernst Gotthold Benjamin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German timpanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dommitzsch |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 1871 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |