Erwin Amend
Erwin Amend (born August 12, 1919 in Weilburg ; † June 4, 1997 in Mainz ) was a German composer and concertmaster .
Life
Erwin Amend studied music at the Frankfurt University of Music and from 1939 worked as concertmaster of the Frankfurt Chamber Orchestra. This was followed from 1947 to 1950 as concert master at the Stadttheater Gießen , 1950–55 with the spa orchestra in Baden-Baden and in Motola (Sweden). From 1956 until his retirement in 1979 he was concert master of the Mainz Municipal Theaters (today Mainz State Theater ).
During his five years in Baden-Baden he founded the Baden-Baden String Quartet.
His oeuvre comprises more than 200 compositions of various genres. A focus is on compositions for chamber music, symphonic works as well as stage and film music. Through a warm friendship with Paul Hindemith , he had a great influence on Erwin Amends compositional work.
In addition to composing, he also devoted himself to music-historical work.
Works
- Adagio and Fugue . For two trumpets and string orchestra or organ
- Whatever my God wants, that's always the case . Choral variations for trumpet and string orchestra or organ
- Miniatures' 9 . For oboe, trumpet, bassoon and harpsichord
literature
- German Library Institute: Forum Music Library, Volume 25, Page 55, The Library Institute, 2004
Web links
- Literature by and about Erwin Amend in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amend, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and concert master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weilburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4th 1997 |
| Place of death | Mainz |