Gustav Adolf Schlemm
Gustav Adolf Schlemm (born June 17, 1902 in Gießen ; † July 12, 1987 in Wetzlar ) was a German composer and conductor .
Life
Gustav Adolf Schlemm first completed a commercial apprenticeship and then studied music from 1918 to 1923 with Dr. Hoch's Conservatory in Frankfurt am Main . After a brief engagement at the opera house in Königsberg (Prussia) , Schlemm went to the Münster city theater as a conductor in 1924 . From 1929 to 1931 he was the municipal music director in Herford . He then moved to the Landestheater in Meiningen as chief conductor , but was dismissed there because he played Jewish composers and hired "unwanted" soloists. Between 1933 and 1935 he got by with odd jobs for the Berlin-based radio stations . In 1935, the Hamburg broadcaster signed him for two years. After that he devoted himself increasingly to his compositional work, but was also traveling as a guest conductor; above all he was one of the first conductors at the television station Paul Nipkow . This led to a career as a film composer . After the end of the war Schlemm lived - with interruptions - in Wetzlar and founded the Singakademie and the symphony orchestra there. In 1970 he received the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class .
Works (selection)
- Passacaglia for piano, 1923
- Ballet music for orchestra, 1925
- The 133rd Psalm for gem. Choir, strings or organ, 1927
- Passacaglia for large orchestra, 1929
- Suite for piano and string orchestra, 1931
- Great mass for choir and orchestra, 1932
- Sonatina for oboe and piano, 1933
- Christmas cantata for soprano and piano, 1934
- Sonata for viola and piano, 1934
- Pastoral and Scherzo for oboe and string quartet, 1936
- Sinfonietta for large orchestra, 1936
- Ballet music for large orchestra, 1937
- Polka-fughetta for large orchestra, 1938
- Serenade for orchestra, 1939
- Three piano pieces, 1940
- Concerto for violin and orchestra, 1941
- 1st symphony for large orchestra, 1942
- Black Forest Masks, ballet for large orchestra, 1943
- Concerto for piano and orchestra, 1944
- 2nd symphony for large orchestra, 1945
- Concerto for violoncello and orchestra, 1946
- Divertimento for violin and harp, 1947
- Sinfonia ecclesiastica for string orchestra, 1948
- Suite for piano and string orchestra, 1949
- Media in vita, oratorio f. according to Choir, soprano, alto, bass solos and large orchestra, 1950
- The Book of Echoes, 20 songs for baritone and piano, 1952
- Divertimento for violoncello and piano
- Organ-Violin-Sonata ca.1950 World premiere Radio Frankfurt a. M. with Karl Tittel
- Seven piano pieces based on a passion by Dürer, 1954
- Christ is erupted, for mixed choir and string orchestra, 1956
- The Unexpected Visit, cheerful overture for large orchestra, 1957
- Toccata con Fuga for large orchestra, 1958
- Iberiana, Spanish suite for large orchestra, 1959
- Schmollwinkel for large orchestra, 1959
- Duo for viola and violoncello, 1960
- Pizzicato and Berceuse for string orchestra, 1961
- Bremen Suite for large orchestra, 1962
- Dance pictures “Maiken” for orchestra, 1963
- 4 Provencal dances for large orchestra, 1964
- Romance for horn and small orchestra, 1965
- Boulevard sketch, Scherzo-Intermezzo for large orchestra, 1966
- Romantic concerto for horn and orchestra, 1967
- “Der Kaiser”, musical chronicle in ten pictures for large orchestra, choir and 19 soloists, 1967. Libretto Werner Pusch . World premiere in Wetzlar 2012
- Elegy for English horn, harp and strings, 1969
- Scherzo for violin and piano
- Three Reuter songs for mixed Choirs with piano accompaniment, 1973
- Cabaletta for solo violin and piano
Individual proof
- ↑ Fred K. Prieberg , Music in the Nazi State, Frankfurt / M. 1982
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schlemm, Gustav Adolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and conductor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1902 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | to water |
DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1987 |
Place of death | Wetzlar |