Gottfried Sunday
Gottfried Sonntag (born February 10, 1846 near Schwarzenbach (Upper Palatinate) , † July 23, 1921 in Bayreuth ) was a German composer.
Sunday was a Stabshoboist ( Hautboist of the infantry) in the Bavarian Infantry Regiment 7 and composed famous marches. His most famous march is the Nibelungenmarsch with motifs from the Ring of the Nibelung , for example Siegfried's "Hornruf" by Richard Wagner .
Web links
- Works by and about Gottfried Sonntag in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Sunday, Gottfried |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1846 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | near Schwarzenbach (Upper Palatinate) |
DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1921 |
Place of death | Bayreuth |