Ernst Wettig-Weissenborn

Ernst Wettig-Weissenborn , actually Eduard Carl August Ernst Weißenborn (born May 25, 1868 in Weimar , † May 11, 1946 in Hengelo ), was a Dutch composer of German descent.

Life

Weissenborn was a son of the violinist August Friedrich Weißenborn from his marriage to Wilhelmine "Minna" Wettig born. Stark (born March 8, 1828 in Weimar; † April 2, 1912 there). His mother's first marriage was to the late composer Carl Wettig (1826–1859), who was very much appreciated by Robert Schumann .

He received his musical training in Weimar, where he studied violin , organ , piano and composition .

He later went to the Netherlands and became an organist in the Reformed Church in Delden . He then became the leader of a choir in Hengelo that was founded by himself and a fanfare group (1899). He was also active in smaller clubs in Twente and Zutphen .

In 1916 he conducted a performance of the oratorio Paulus by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy with the local symphony orchestra in Arnhem .

For his 40th anniversary as a musician, a gala concert took place on September 29, 1929 in the Concertgebouw in Hengelo. Various choirs performed, accompanied by the Arnhem Orchestra. In 1933 he conducted an anniversary concert for the actress Esther de Boer-van Rijk (1853–1937) in the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam .

family

In February 1892 he married the painter Gertrud Marie Helene Margarethe Muschner (1863–1931). The couple was naturalized in the Netherlands on July 14, 1921. Her son Erich Ernst (1899–1981) later became a cellist and conductor.

Works

Ernst Wettig-Weissenborn composed mainly vocal works, from solo songs with piano accompaniment to large choral works, including some Dutch folk tunes.

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SURNAME	Wettig-Weissenborn, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Weißenborn, Eduard Carl August Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch composer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 25, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH	Weimar
DATE OF DEATH	May 11, 1946
Place of death	Hengelo