Franz Dahlke
Franz Dahlke (born July 18, 1893 in Niekosken , West Prussia , † November 28, 1946 in Ahlen , Westphalia) was a German music teacher and composer .
Life
Dahlke comes from a family of teachers based in the Schneidemühl area. After graduating from school, he attended the preparandy and the teachers' seminar in Schneidemühl. Afterwards he worked as a primary school teacher for a few years - interrupted by participating in the war .
In 1920 Dahlke went to the State Academy for Church and School Music in Berlin-Charlottenburg (former director Carl Thiel , later Hans Joachim Moser and Fritz Jöde ). During his student days he belonged to the Academic Association Organum . After completing his studies at the end of 1923, he was employed as a high school teacher with a major in music at the Städtisches Realgymnasium (later municipal high school) in Ahlen, where he worked until his death. At the same time, Dahlke was municipal music officer.
Dahlke worked as a part-time composer , piano teacher, pianist , conductor and choir director. In terms of composition, he devoted himself primarily to church and chamber music in the post-romantic style. In addition, he created numerous choral works ( folk song arrangements and his own songs) for male and mixed choirs.
In 1931 Dahlke founded the madrigal choir in Ahlen , whose musical direction he held until his death. As a tribute, it was renamed the Franz Dahlke Choir from 1947.
The street Dahlkeweg is named after him in the musicians' quarter of Ahlen.
Church and chamber music
- "St. Bruno Mass "in G minor (1921)
- Prelude for Organ in C major (1922)
- Motet "Da Pacem" (1946)
- Festive Prelude for Strings (1942)
- Trio for flute, oboe and clarinet (1945)
- Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (1946)
Choral works
- Choir salute
- Seed Prayer
- Wanderlied
- Valet
- Miner's songs
- The king's child
- Vagant song
- Album sheet
Web links
literature
- Dieter Massin, Mechthild Massin: Ahlen Wegweisend, Rheinberg 2013, pp. 104–105.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dahlke, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niekosken , West Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1946 |
| Place of death | Ahlen , Westphalia |