Ferdinand Hummel

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Ferdinand Hummel, before 1919.

Ferdinand Hummel (born September 6, 1855 in Berlin ; † April 24, 1928 there ) was a German composer and conductor. From 1897 to 1919 he was music director at the Royal Theater in Berlin.

Ferdinand Hummel, 1905.

Life

Ferdinand Hummel was the son of the accessist and flautist F. Hummel; the family lived at Leipzigerplatz  3 in the center of Berlin. The father played in the royal band, which is why the young Ferdinand came into contact with music at an early age. A pronounced talent led to the fact that he received music lessons in piano and harp at the age of four . Between the ages of nine and twelve, he accompanied his father on concert tours through many European countries, performing as a soloist with the harp. The early success meant that Ferdinand Hummel, thanks to a royal scholarship, first studied at the Berlin Neue Akademie für Tonkunst (1868–1871) [a specialized institution founded by Theodor Kullak ] and then at the Royal University of Music and Composition . In 1892 he was appointed conductor of the Königliche Schauspielhausmusiker, in 1897 he became music director there and remained so until 1919. He was also a professor and had moved from formerly Matthäikirchstraße 18 to the quieter Berlin suburb of Schöneberg (W 30, Landshuter Straße).

Works

In addition to the active music game and his conducting, Hummel composed his own works, from chamber music to instrumental pieces and choral music to operas such as Mara , Sophie von Brabant and Die Beichte . The instrumental music accompanied the performance of German fairy tales such as Frau Holle , Rumpelstilzchen or Hansel and Gretel . The catalog raisonné of klassika.info names the following additional compositions: Cello sonatas 1 to 3, Hallelujah , 3 fantasy pieces for cello and pianoforte, fantasy improptu . These titles are listed in the International Music Score Library Project: Im Frühling , Lenzreigen , Heldentod , Nis Randers , Piano Quartet, Der Tanz .

In addition to the music theater and the concert hall, Hummel also wrote accompanying music for the cinema. As early as the 1910s, compositions to illustrate films such as "Bismarck" or "Schwert und Herd" were created. In 1918 he wrote an original composition for Franz Portens film version of the Nessler opera “Der Trompeter von Säckingen”, in 1918 and 1919 for Joe May the accompanying music for the two large-scale film projects “ Veritas vincit ” and “ Die Herrin der Welt ”. Another eight films followed in 1919 and 1920.

Finally, in March 1922, based on his composition (op. 116) and the libretto by Gustave Helene Witte-Krefeld, the film opera “Jenseits des Stroms” was shot, which was performed according to the Czerny-Springefeld method with living singers and musicians in the cinema; The production company was "Noto-Film GmbH" , founded by Ludwig Czerny in March 1920. Berlin.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Herbert Birett: Silent film music. Material collection. Deutsche Kinemathek Berlin 1970.
  • Oskar Kalbus: On becoming German film art, 1. The silent film. Hamburg-Altona, cigarette picture service 1934.
  • Dietmar Schenk: The Berlin University of Music. Prussia's conservatory between romantic classicism and new music. 1869-1932 / 33 . Franz Steiner Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-515-08328-7
  • Michael Wedel: Schizophrenic technique, sensual happiness. The film operetta and the synchronous music film 1914–1929 , in: Uhlenbrok, Katja (Ed.): MusikSpektakelFilm. Music theater and dance culture in German film 1922–1937. Munich 1998, p. 86.
  • Michael Wedel: The German music film. Archeology of a genre. München, Edition Text + Critique 2007. ISBN 978-3883778358 .
  • Gustave Helene Witte-Krefeld: Beyond the Stream. Movie opera. Seal by GH Witte-Krefeld, music by Ferdinand Hummel, aftermath by Ludwig Czerny. Complete text book with musical explanations and leitmotifs. Berlin: Notofilm publishing house, 1922.
  • Friedrich von Zglinicki: The way of the film. History of cinematography and its predecessors. Berlin, Rembrandt Verlag 1956.

Web links

Commons : Ferdinand Hummel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hummel, F. In: General housing gazette for Berlin, Charlottenburg and surroundings , 1855, part 1, p. 223. “Accessist”. Hummel, F. In: Allgemeiner Wohnungs-Anzeiger together with address and business manual for Berlin , 1856, part 1, p. 176. “Flutist”.
  2. ↑ a b Hummelstrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near  Kaupert )
  3. ↑ Hummel, Ferdinand, composer . In: Address book for Berlin and its suburbs , 1900, part 1, p. 643.
  4. ↑ Hummel, Ferdinand, Prof. u. Music direct. In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1919, Part 1, p. 1142.
  5. ^ Works by F. Hummel on klassika.info
  6. ^ Notes and audio files by Ferdinand Hummel in the International Music Score Library Project
  7. ↑ Bismarck. In: filmportal.de . German Film Institute , accessed April 1, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Sword and Hearth. In: filmportal.de. German Film Institute, accessed April 1, 2016 .
  9. ^ The trumpeter of Säckingen. In: filmportal.de. German Film Institute, accessed April 1, 2016 .
  10. ↑ cf. Birett p. 133 on P IV 373
  11. ↑ cf. Birett p. 133 to V 461 and 43 36 - VI 62, and p. 199, there also a short biography with picture
  12. ↑ cf. Kalbus 1, pp. 80–81, Wedel Musikfilm, pp. 148 f.
  13. ↑ cf. Zglinicki p. 294, Wedel Musikfilm p. 127 f.
  14. ^ Noto-Film GmbH (Berlin). In: filmportal.de. German Film Institute, accessed April 1, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Hummel, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and music professor
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1928
Place of death Berlin