Friedrich Kühmstedt
Friedrich Karl Kühmstedt (born December 20, 1809 in Oldisleben , † January 8, 1858 in Eisenach ) was a German organist and composer .
Life
Kühmstedt attended schools in Frankenhausen and Weimar . In 1826 he traveled to Darmstadt to take piano lessons from Christian Heinrich Rinck . From 1829 he continued his studies with Johann Nepomuk Hummel in Weimar, but a paralysis of the right hand prevented the hoped-for virtuoso career. Therefore he tried his hand at opera composer, but his first work The Snake Queen did not bring the hoped-for success. In 1836, Hummel gave his former student a job as a music teacher at the Eisenach grammar school , where he also became court and city cantor.
Together with Franz Liszt , he planned a reform of urban musical life in Weimar, which in 1872 led to the establishment of the orchestral school by Kühmstedt's pupil Carl Müllerhartung .
literature
- Robert Eitner: Kühmstedt, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, pp. 332-335.
- Christoph Hust: Kühmstedt, Friedrich. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
- G. Kraft / Malcolm Miller: Kühmstedt, Friedrich. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Web links
- Works by and about Friedrich Kühmstedt in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Friedrich Kühmstedt in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kühmstedt, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kühmstedt, Friedrich Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldis life |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1858 |
| Place of death | Eisenach |