Friedrich Curschmann
Carl Friedrich Curschmann (born June 21, 1805 in Berlin ; † August 24, 1841 in Langfuhr, today part of Danzig / Poland ) was a German composer and singer.
Life
Friedrich Curschmann was a son of the wine merchant Friedrich Curschmann (1772-1807) and his wife Henriette Emilie Sulzer. Although Curschmann discovered his talent as a singer as a high school student, he first began studying law in Berlin and Göttingen in 1824 , but then decided to make a life as a musician. For this he went to Kassel and received, mediated by Louis Spohr , theory lessons from his former student Moritz Hauptmann . Curschmann was initially known for his church compositions, but he was also successful with the operetta Abdul and Erinnieh or the Dead, which was performed in the Electoral Court Theater in 1828 .
After four years in Kassel, Curschmann returned to Berlin, where, thanks to the financial situation of his family, he was not dependent on a job. With only a few interruptions he lived, from 1837 with Rose Eleonore Behrend (1818–1842), daughter of a Danziger Kommerzienrat and herself a singer, married in Berlin and was heavily involved in Berlin's musical life. He was a member of the Singakademie since 1836 . He was friends with the director at the time, Eduard Grell . Curschmann died unexpectedly and early from appendicitis.
Curschmann primarily composed songs that were popular in Berlin during his time, but also beyond, especially in northern Germany. These include settings of poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Friedrich Schiller , Heinrich Heine and Friedrich Rückert . Although they were treated favorably by contemporary specialist critics, they no longer stand up to historical comparison with the songs of Franz Schubert, for example. In addition, Curschmann wrote sacred vocal music.
literature
- Rochus von Liliencron : Curschmann, Carl Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 649.
- Willi Kahl: Carl Friedrich Curschmann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 442 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Curschmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Friedrich Curschmann in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Friedrich Curschmann in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Curschmann, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Curschmann, Carl Friedrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1841 |
| Place of death | Langfuhr |