Franz Cramer (composer)
Franz Anton Dorotheus Cramer , also François Cramer (born June 12, 1772 in Schwetzingen ; † August 1, 1848 in London ) was a German-English violinist and conductor, Kapellmeister of the royal band ( Master of the King's / Queen's Musick ) from 1834 to to his death.
Life
His father was the violinist Wilhelm Cramer , who moved to London with the entire family in 1773. His brother was Johann Baptist Cramer . Both sons were u. a. taught by her father. Until his appointment as Kapellmeister (Master of the King's Musick) by Wilhelm IV. In 1834 nothing seems to be known about his musical work or compositions. There were no family ties to his predecessor as Kapellmeister Christian Kramer .
Cramer remained Kapellmeister at the English court after the death of Wilhelm IV. (1837). Although Her Majesty's Kapellmeister, he did not contribute a single composition to Queen Victoria's coronation . He publicly stated that he felt unable to compose the coronation anthem. He was heavily criticized for this, as it was basically one of his most important tasks.
Cramer died in 1848. George Frederick Anderson succeeded him as Kapellmeister .
The only surviving composition by Cramer is a capriccio for violin, which is in the British Museum as a manuscript .
literature
- Anton Würz, Rüdiger Thomsen-Fürst: Cramer, Franz (Anton Dorotheus). In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 5 (Covell - Dzurov). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7618-1115-2 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web links
- Franz Cramer in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- WB Squire, revised by Simon McVeigh: Cramer, Franz [François]. In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- Jerald C. Graue, revised by Thomas Milligan: Cramer family: (3) Franz [François] Cramer. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Individual evidence
- ^ William Barclay Squire: Cramer, Franz . In: Leslie Stephen (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 13: Craik - Damer. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1888, p. 3 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cramer, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cramer, Franz Anton Dorotheus (full name); Cramer, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-English violinist and conductor, conductor of the royal music band |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1772 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwetzingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1848 |
| Place of death | London |