Gottfried Döring
Gottfried Döring (born May 9, 1801 in Pomehrendorf , West Prussia ; † June 20, 1869 in Elbing , West Prussia) was a German cantor in Elbing and the author of several works on music history.
Life
His father was an organist in the village of Pomehrendorf near Elbing. When he was thirteen, Gottfried was sent to Elbing to take lessons from the cantors Brandt and Schönfeld. After the father's death, he also had to look after the younger siblings. Gottfried Döring was a one-year volunteer soldier in Königsberg .
He probably attended the Royal Music Institute in Berlin , as he later described himself as a student of Carl Friedrich Zelter . Since 1823 he was back in Elbing. In 1826 he became a singing teacher at the grammar school and in 1828 cantor at St. Marienkirche in Elbing. In 1841 Döring was appointed Royal Music Director.
Fonts (selection)
Gottfried Döring published several writings and articles on music history and theory, e.g. B.
- Attempt of a history and description of the main Protestant church at St. Marien in Elbing . Elbing 1846 ( digitized version ).
- On the history of music in Prussia . 3 deliveries. Elbing 1852-1855
- Choraleunde in three books . Danzig 1865 ( digitized ).
- Thirty Slavic sacred melodies from the 16th and 17th centuries, provided with four-part notes , Elbing 1868 ( digitized ).
literature
- Robert Eitner : Gottfried Döring. In: Monthly books on music history. First vintage. 1869. pp. 141-146
- Döring, 1) Gottfried . In: Hugo Riemann (Ed.): Musik-Lexikon . 8th, completely revised edition. Max Hesses Verlag, Berlin / Leipzig 1916, p. 258 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Döring, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cantor and royal music director in Elbing and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pomehrendorf , West Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1869 |
| Place of death | Elblag |