Friedrich Wilhelm Markull

Friedrich Wilhelm Markull (born February 17, 1816 in Reichenbach near Elbing , † April 30, 1887 in Danzig ) was a German organist , pianist and composer .

Life

Markull received his first music lessons from his father and the organist Karl Kloss. He later studied with Friedrich Schneider in Dessau . In 1836 he became the organist of the Marienkirche in Gdansk. Here he worked, among other things, as head of the choral society and as a critic. Markull was awarded the title of Royal Music Director in 1851.

Works (selection)

Oratorios

• John the Baptist (1845 Danzig)
• The memory of those who have fallen asleep op.34 (1847 Danzig, 1856 Kassel under Louis Spohr )

Operas

• Maja and Alpino or The Enchanted Rose (1843 Danzig)
• The King of Zion (1850 Danzig)
• The Walpurgis Festival (1855 Danzig)

Symphonies

• Symphony in D major (1845 Leipzig, Gewandhaus)
• Symphony in C minor (1856)

Works for organ

• Album pour l'orgue, melodium or physharmonica. Douze Morceaux caractéristiques op. 82
• Organ player album. 24 chorale preludes and figured chorales op.123
• Choral book for the new Danzig hymn book , 2 volumes, Danzig 1845

literature

• Christoph Hust:  Markull, Friedrich Wilhelm. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
• Herbert S. Oakeley:  Markull, Friedrich Wilhelm. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
• Carl Krebs:  Markull, Friedrich Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 212 f.

Web links

• Works by and about Friedrich Wilhelm Markull  in the German Digital Library
• Sheet music and audio files by Friedrich Wilhelm Markull in the International Music Score Library Project