Alfred Dost
Guido Alfred Dost (born August 21, 1859 in Niederrabenstein ; † December 29, 1929 in Schneeberg ) was a German elementary school teacher, composer, local historian and dialect poet of the western Ore Mountains . His brother Bruno Dost worked like him in Schneeberg.
Guido Alfred Dost attended the royal seminary in Schneeberg from 1875 to 1880 and, after completing his training, worked as a primary school teacher in the aforementioned mountain town until his death. He earned merit as a music teacher and composer, but also as a dialect poet and local historian.
Works
- Old and new Christmas and mountain songs from the Ore Mountains , Schneeberg, Goedsches Buchhandlung, 1897
Recorded songs and composed tunes
- Before Christmas (Erzgeb.)
- Dr Tärmer hot shoes ignited (wise)
- Schneeberger tower singer song (sage)
- Praise, praise and thanks and honor
- The journey home (from the " Bergmannsgruß ", way)
literature
- Horst Henschel : Singing Land. 400 dialect songs from the Ore Mountains . Hofmeister, Leipzig 1939 ( Erzgebirgische Heimatkunde 19), p. 30.
- Ev.-luth. Parish of St. Wolfgang Schneeberg: Schneeberg Christmas and Mountain Song Book , compiled by Cantor Mannfred Stange, printer & publisher Mike Rockstroh, Aue, 2002
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dost, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dost, Guido Alfred (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dialect poet of the Ore Mountains |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niederrabenstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1929 |
| Place of death | Schneeberg (Ore Mountains) |