Friedrich Schneeberger
Friedrich Schneeberger (born February 25, 1843 in Schoren near Langenthal ; † May 21, 1906 in Biel ) was a Swiss singing teacher , music publisher and composer .
Life
Friedrich Schneeberger grew up in Schoren near Langenthal in the canton of Bern . After an apprenticeship in Langenthal, he attended the teachers' seminar in Münchenbuchsee . He began as a teacher in Wynigen , then as a singing teacher in Aarberg , while he continued to train himself in singing with Gustav Weber . From 1872 to 1899 he was a singing teacher at the Progymnasium in Biel , after which he founded a music business and a music publisher in this city.
plant
Schneeberger composed around 300 choral works. His most important work is the song The Last Postillon from Gotthard from 1882, a setting of a poem by Arnold Lang . In the Swiss National Library, 32 titles are recorded as composers' bequests.
Web links
- Publications by and about Friedrich Schneeberger in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Friedrich Schneeberger's estate in the HelveticArchives archive database of the Swiss National Library
- Biographical information on Friedrich Schneeberger
- Music bequests from Friedrich Schneeberger
- Letters from the Schneeberger publishing house in the holdings of the Leipzig music publisher CF Peters in the Leipzig State Archives.
Individual evidence
- ^ L'amoureux des montagnes, 100 ans après la mort de Friedrich Schneeberger. (PDF (204 kB)) (No longer available online.) In: Journal du Jura. June 7, 2006, p. 4 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 15, 2009 (French). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Short biography of Friedrich Schneeberger, accessed on October 31, 2009
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schneeberger, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss singing teacher, music publisher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schoren at Langenthal |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1906 |
| Place of death | Biel |