Gotthard spear

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Gotthard Speer (born February 27, 1915 in Kuhnern (Neumarkt district, Silesia); † March 23, 2005 in Bergisch Gladbach ) was a German music teacher.

life and work

Speer studied at the State University for Music Education in Berlin-Charlottenburg .

In 1947 he became a lecturer at the Paderborn Pedagogical Academy . Later he became a full professor for music education at the Pedagogical University of North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne department. In 1955 he founded the Institute for East German Music in Bensberg , the predecessor of the Institute for German Music in the East in Bergisch Gladbach. This institute housed the collection for East German music maintenance and the working group for Silesian song and Silesian music .

Speer was intensely involved in the musical youth movement his entire life.

Writings by Gotthard Speer (selection)

  • Eichendorff poetry on settings . In: Der Wegweiser 1959, No. 35.
  • East German music and songs . In: Der Wegweiser 1964, No. 62.
  • East German musical life in North Rhine-Westphalia . In: G. Schulz (Ed.): Achievement and fate. Cologne 1967.

literature

  • Speer, Gotthard . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: L – Z , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1975, p. 686 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Speer, Gotthard . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: L – Z , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1975, p. 686 .
  2. ↑ a b c Gotthard Speer. In: Kulturportal West-Ost.
personal data
SURNAME Speer, Gotthard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Kuhnern (Neumarkt district, Silesia)
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 2005
Place of death Bergisch Gladbach