Friedrich von Schirach

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Schirach (born September 14, 1870 in Philadelphia , † May 20, 1924 in Munich ) was a German composer.

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He was a member of the Schirach family . His father, Karl Friedrich von Schirach, served as an officer in the United States Army. His brother, Carl von Schirach , was initially an officer, then a theater director. After leaving the Prussian military, Friedrich von Schirach studied composition as Rittmeister with Felix Mottl and Ludwig Thuille . The best known of his few published works is the orchestral song "Lethe", which Richard Strauss put on the concert program of the Berlin Tonkünstler Orchestra with bassist Paul Knüpfer in addition to his own composition "Das Thal". Friedrich von Schirach was friends with Otto Julius Bierbaum , whose operetta "The Ghost of Matschatsch" he set to music together with Julius Weismann under the pseudonym Rideamus.

In addition to his musical activities, he also supported Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe in the development of the gyrocompass. After Thuille's death he no longer appeared as a composer. He took part in the World War as Rittmeister of the Landwehr and then embarked on a commercial career. He also held the office of district leader at the Union of Patriotic Associations in Bavaria (VVVB) and as such was one of the witnesses in the Hitler trial in 1924.

Catalog raisonné

  • Gudmunds Sang: “I probably drove over the water” (text from Henrik Ibsen , Das Fest auf Solhaug) for a voice with piano accompaniment, published by Kaibel
  • 3 songs for a voice with piano accompaniment, op. 1: 1. Too late (text: Friedrich Theodor Vischer ), 2. Secret sounding (text: Franz Evers ), 3. In shimmering night (text: Mia Holm ), published by Ries & Erler
  • 2 chants for one voice with orchestral accompaniment, op. 2: 1. Just believe! (Text: Otto Julius Bierbaum), 2. Lethe (Text: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer ), published by Ries & Erler
  • Das Gespenst von Matschatsch, together with Julius Weismann, (libretto: Otto Julius Bierbaum under the pseudonym Simplicissimus based on Oscar Wilde's novella "The Canterville Ghost"), first performance: January 18, 1905 in the Theater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich, published by Langen

literature

  • Klaus Peter Muschol: Otto Julius Bierbaum's dramatic work, Bamberg, 1961
  • Richard Strauss: Letters to the Parents, edited by Willi Schuh
  • Kenneth Birkin: "... want to see if it works", Richard Strauss and the Berliner Tonkünstler-Orchester in Richard Strauss sheets, new series, issue 46, December 2001

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the website of the Baden-Württemberg State Archives
  2. ↑ Max von Schirach: History of the von Schirach family, de Gruyter, Berlin, 1939, p. 154f
  3. ↑ Friedrich von Schirach is one of the addressees of Otto Julius Bierbaum's travel reports from Italy, which were published as A Sensitive Journey in an Automobile .
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from February 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Max von Schirach: History of the von Schirach family, de Gruyter, Berlin, 1939, p. 154f
  6. ↑ Otto Gritschneder, Lothar Gruchmann, Reinhard Weber: The Hitler Process 1924. Volume 3: 12. – 18. Negotiation day. KG Saur Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-598-11319-6
  7. ^ Hofmeister monthly reports, June 1900
  8. ↑ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, 1906, vol. 73, vol. 102
  9. ↑ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, 1906, vol. 73, vol. 102
  10. ^ Klaus Peter Muschol: Otto Julius Bierbaums dramatic work, Bamberg, 1961
personal data
SURNAME Schirach, Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1924
Place of death Munich