Ernst Urbach

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Ernst Urbach (born March 19, 1872 in Burg an der Wupper ; † June 8, 1927 in St. Blasien ) was a German composer , arranger and flautist . He also published under the pseudonym Ernst Rubach .

Life

Ernst Urbach received his first music lessons from his father, a pianist . He later studied in Berlin and was active as a flautist in several Berlin symphony orchestras.

He was also active as a composer and arranger, mainly in the field of light music . He wrote his arrangements especially for wind orchestra . However, he also wrote melody sequences for classical works, u. a. by Mozart , Beethoven , Grieg and Haydn .

He later moved to the southern Black Forest , where he lived until his death.

Works (selection)

Urbach's best-known works include the march Per aspera ad astra (German: On rough paths to the stars ) from 1906 ( OCLC 730298102 ).

Light music

  • Adlon march
  • Through night and fog (march)
  • Air march
  • Peace bells (march)
  • In wind and weather (march)
  • Per aspera ad astra , op.4 (March)
  • Regina March
  • Champagne spirits ( waltz )
  • Two Swabian dances

Fantasies

  • At the Tchaikovsky spring
  • From Mozart's empire
  • From Schubert's sketchbook (for salon orchestra )
  • Bizet's wonder sounds
  • Chopin's aeolian harp
  • In memory of Beethoven
  • Through Weber's magic forest
  • A chat with Delibes
  • A soirée with Liszt
  • Haydn's Heavenly Greetings
  • In Mendelssohn's rose garden
  • In Adam's paradise
  • Smetana's legacy

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang and Armin Suppan : Das Blasmusik-Lexikon . 5th edition. HeBu-Musikverlag, Kraichtal 2010, ISBN 978-3-9806925-9-5 , p. 769 .
  2. ↑ a b c Ernst Urbach. In: hebu-music.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Urbach, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rubach, Ernst (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, arranger and flautist
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Castle on the Wupper
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 1927
Place of death St. Blasien