Ferdinand Oelschläger

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Ferdinand Oelschläger (born October 20, 1798 in Stettin ; † May 18, 1858 ) was a German organist and composer . He worked as an organist at the Castle Church in Stettin and made a name for himself as a composer of quartet chants.

Life

Ferdinand Oelschläger, the eldest son of an appellate judge, was born in Stettin and attended the United Royal and City High School in his hometown. In between he took part in the liberation war against Napoleon as a volunteer hunter in 1815 and came to France. After graduating from high school, he studied law at the University of Halle and worked as a trainee lawyer for some time after completing his studies .

But Oelschläger decided to give up the legal profession and devote himself to music. He went to Berlin, where he studied with Johann Bernhard Logier . He married a daughter of the organist at the palace church in Stettin , Friedrich Wilhelm Haack , and after his death in 1825 he became his successor as organist at the palace church. In Szczecin he also worked as a music teacher, where he was the first to use the new method of piano lessons developed by Logier with a chiroplast in Szczecin. He formed the so-called opera association, headed the instrumental association as the successor to Carl Loewe and conducted the major public concerts for years alternating with Loewe.

Oelschläger made a name for himself as a composer of quartet songs with works such as Scolie , Im Freien , Zu einer Bilde , Aus Undine , Das Leben ein Traum , Rosen , Heimath , etc. He was awarded a gold medal for the patriotic piece Hohenzollern . He also composed the king's flag high on the mast , with which, at the request of the Stettin merchants, he greeted the new King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, returning from the homage ceremony in Königsberg .

Oelschläger died in 1858. His successor as organist at the castle church in Stettin was Gustav Flügel in 1859 .

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SURNAME Oelschläger, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczecin
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1858