Gustav Adolf Merkel
Gustav Adolf Merkel (born November 12, 1827 in Oberoderwitz , Oberlausitz , † October 30, 1885 in Dresden ) was a German organist , composer and music teacher. His organ compositions were among the most frequently performed works in the second half of the 19th century.
Life
As the son of a teacher and organist, Merkel received lessons in counterpoint and organ playing from Ernst Julius Otto and Johann Schneider . For a few years he taught at the Dresden School and in 1858 became organist at the Dresden orphanage church and in 1860 at the Kreuzkirche . In 1864 he became court organist at the Catholic Court Church in Dresden. From 1861 he was a teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music . From 1867 to 1873 he was the conductor of the Dreyssig Singing Academy .
Merkel made a name for himself as a virtuoso organist and composer for organ music . Among other things, he was the teacher of the Dresden choir director and composer Hugo Richard Jüngst . On December 12th, 1857 he (like Anton Dreyssig earlier ) was accepted into the lodge association " Zum golden Apfel ". In March 1866 he became Master of the Chair .
Works (selection)
- Organ works
- Nine organ sonatas (op. 30, 42, 80, 115, 118, 137, 140, 178, 183) (edited by Otto Depenheuer .)
- Organ School, Opus 177
- 30 Etudes for Pedal Technique, op.182
- Motets
- How lovely are your apartments
- This is the day the Lord made
Individual evidence
literature
- Joachim Faller: Gustav Adolf Merkel. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 27, Bautz, Nordhausen 2007, ISBN 978-3-88309-393-2 , Sp. 966-969.
- Robert Eitner: Merkel, Gustav Adolf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 776.
- Magdalene Saal: Gustav Merkel - organist at the Kreuzkirche and the Catholic Hofkirche. Its sacred music and its organ work. In: Matthias Herrmann (ed.): The Dresden church music in the 19th and 20th centuries. Laaber 1998, ISBN 3-89007-331-X . (= Music in Dresden , 3rd) pp. 157–170.
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The - A lexicon in five volumes . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 24, volume 4 .
Web links
- Works by and about Gustav Adolf Merkel in the catalog of the German National Library
- List of works (Carus-Verlag online)
- Sheet music and audio files by Gustav Adolf Merkel in the International Music Score Library Project
- Gustav Adolf Merkel (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merkel, Gustav Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merkel, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ virtuoso and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberoderwitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1885 |
| Place of death | Dresden |