Gerhard Graul

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Gerhard Graul (born July 27, 1919 in Chemnitz ; † September 5, 2001 ) was a German composer and teacher .

Life

Gerhard Graul lived in Chemnitz . After school he did an apprenticeship as a druggist and later worked in this profession. During his frontline deployment, a serious illness rescued him from the Stalingrad pocket . After the war he began working as a new teacher in the lower school in 1947 and later he was a specialist teacher for chemistry and music. In the evening course he prepared for the two teacher exams, which he successfully passed. Around 1954 he began to write dance songs.

The award with the 2nd prize (a first one was not awarded) in the hit competition Goldene Note 1959 by a jury was the first public recognition for his part-time musical work. In the chemistry song he was able to ideally combine his passion for music with his enthusiasm for chemistry. In December 2000 he was entered in the Golden Book of the City of Chemnitz for his more than 20 years of supervising the school choir of the Saxon School for the Blind and his work since 1988 as a pianist and composer for the senior choir of the People's Solidarity Chemnitz . Works from his estate are in the Chemnitz City Library.

Gerhard Graul had been married to Ursula Graul since 1949 and had three children.

Works

From the 1970s he wrote songs for children

  • “We're moving through the streets” - Rundfunk-Kinderchor Berlin, directed by Manfred Roost
  • "I can do that on my own" - Rundfunk-Kinderchor Leipzig, conducted by Hans Sandig
  • “Greetings to the cosmonaut” (canon) - Rundfunk-Kinderchor Berlin, directed by Manfred Roost
  • "Take time for the children"
  • new nursery rhyme collection

In addition, the choir song “How is the world so beautiful” and 18 small pieces for piano with a total playing time of approx. 47 minutes were created.

swell

  • Melody and Rhythm magazine
  • Conversations with the married couple Gerhard and Ursula Graul
  • private CDs of the composer with artist information
  • Occasional broadcasting order forms

literature

  • Gisela Helbig: Gerhard Graul - teacher, choir director, musician and composer , in: Chemnitzer Roland, 20th year, 19th booklet (Nov. 2013), pages 9–11

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Newspaper article in the Free Press Chemnitz on his 80th birthday
  2. ↑ Press release 692 of the city of Chemnitz ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2014 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. dated December 5, 2000  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chemnitz.de
  3. ^ A second recording of the song was produced in 1960 with Paul Schröder and the Great Dance String Orchestra of Germany's broadcaster, conducted by Adalbert Lutter
  4. ^ Reference in the catalog of the German National Library
  5. ^ Reference in the catalog of the German National Library
  6. ↑ 1960 in the magazine Melodie und Rhythmus in the sheet music supplement (middle of the booklet) printed with the permission of the music publisher Lied der Zeit
  7. ^ DRA-the song was recorded on November 5, 1962; Digitized in 2010
  8. ^ DRA-the song was recorded on July 3, 1962; Digitized in 2010
  9. ^ DRA - the song was recorded on June 17, 1963; Digitized in 2010
  10. ^ DRA - the song was recorded on May 22, 1966; Digitized in 1996
  11. ^ Harth Musik Verlag 1993
  12. ↑ In the original film Good Bye, Lenin! rang out the canon. A free song was added to the DVDs.
  13. ^ Gerhard Graul - Ursula Mai, My Little Songs, Bergen Music Publishing Chemnitz
personal data
SURNAME Graul, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH September 5, 2001