Fritz Brase
Fritz Brase , actually Friedrich Wilhelm Anton , (born May 4, 1875 in Egestorf , † 1940 in Dublin ) was a German musician , conductor and composer .
After his musical training at the Conservatory in Leipzig, he studied at the University of Music in Berlin and was a student of Max Bruch . From 1911 to 1919 he was music director of the Prussian Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 1 in Berlin. After the First World War he was a member of the Berlin Philharmonic . In 1921 he emigrated to Dublin, where he was appointed Irish Colonel and Stage Manager of the Irish Military Music . In this capacity he has also directed the Military Music School in Dublin.
Fritz Brase was buried in the Mount Jerome Cemetery in Dublin, with musical accompaniment provided by the No. 1 Irish Army Band.
supporting documents
- ^ Fritz Brase: Ireland's Prussian Bandmaster ( English ) Brandenburg Historica. January 20, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
literature
- Joachim Toeche-Mittler: Army marches , volume 1–3, Neckargemünd 1971–1977
Web links
- Literature by and about Fritz Brase in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brase, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anton, Friedrich Wilhelm (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Egestorf (Deister) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1940 |
| Place of death | Dublin |