Fritz Thelen (musician)

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Fritz Thelen (born November 24, 1906 in Rheinhausen (Breisgau) ; † November 27, 1993 in Lindenberg im Allgäu ) was a German music director , music teacher , composer and professor who made a name for himself in the field of brass music through publications .

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Thelen passed the state examination in 1930 and then worked in various cities in the Rhineland as a music teacher, conductor, guest conductor, solo violinist, chamber musician and music critic. In 1944 he was appointed professor.

In 1950 he became a conductor at the Harmonie music association in Pfronten . Under his leadership the band of the Musikverein , which was affected by the Second World War , reached a high musical level again. This made it possible to participate in the German Federal Music Festival in 1951 . In 1952 he resigned as conductor of the band.

In 1954 he was recruited as a conductor for the Lindenberg town band. In October 1957 he was also given the musical direction of the Scheidegg Musikverein . He conducted there until June 30, 1971. In 1964, together with the string section, he separated from the Lindenberg City Orchestra and shortly afterwards founded the Lindenberg Municipal Orchestra Association.

Thelen was an active member of the Allgäu-Swabian Music Association . He was a co-founder of the International Society for the Research and Promotion of Brass Music (IGEB). According to him, which is Thelen Prize named IGEB. He was co-author of the standard work Handbuch der Blasmusik published by Willy Schneider in 1954 . Together with Wolfgang Suppan , he published the Lexicon of Brass Music in 1973 on behalf of the Federation of German Brass Music Associations . Thelen also worked as a reviewer for the Lindauer Zeitung . He died in 1993.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rudolf Rietzler: His heart beat for brass music , 1994.
  2. ^ Thelen, Fritz , Notendatenbank.net, accessed on June 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ 150 years of the Musikverein Harmonie ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Pfronten Mosaik, issue 54, March 2010, p. 2.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rathaus.pfronten.de
  4. ↑ a b Chronicle of the Stadtkapelle Lindenberg  ( 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. @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.stadtkapelle-lindenberg.de   , Stadtkapelle Lindenberg eV, accessed on June 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Chronicle - Part 1, Years 1809 to 1999 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Musikverein Scheidegg 1809 eV, accessed on June 18, 2014.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mvscheidegg.de
  6. ↑ Thelen Prize ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.igeb.net 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. , IGEB, accessed on June 18, 2014.
  7. ^ Postcard is twelve years late , Schwäbische.de, December 3, 2003.
personal data
SURNAME Thelen, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music director, music teacher, composer and professor
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Rheinhausen (Breisgau)
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1993
Place of death Lindenberg in the Allgäu