Gisbert Enzian
Gisbert Enzian (born August 11, 1847 in Soest ; † May 23, 1919 in Bad Kreuznach ) was a German choir director , organist and pianist .
Life
Even as a tertian, Enzian led a school choir. From 1864 he studied music at the Cologne Conservatory with Ferdinand Hiller . After a stay in London in 1871 he took over the management of a choral society in Barmen . In 1873 he moved to Bad Kreuznach as choir director of the Konzertgesellschaft , where he married his wife, Sarah Imhoff, a niece of the Cauer family .
Enzian worked as a piano teacher and held the position of organist at the English chapel in Bad Kreuznach. He also directed the Evangelical Church Choir, the Liederkranz and the Diakonieanstalten choir (1914-1919).
Compositions
- Four songs for one voice with pianoforte Opus 1.
- Spinner song for the piano for four hands Opus 2.
Individual evidence
- ^ City archive Bad Kreuznach: Lexicon of Kreuznach personalities
- ↑ Hermann Stumpf: Stories and legends of the Nahegau
- ↑ Bartholf Senff : Signals for the musical world . Leipzig 1869.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gentian, Gisbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German choir director and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Soest |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1919 |
| Place of death | Bad Kreuznach |