Gustav Bock (music publisher, 1813)
Gustav Moritz Bock (born March 2, 1813 in Berlin ; † April 27, 1863 there ) was a German music publisher .
Life
Bock was the first son of the pedagogue Moses Hirsch Bock (1781-1816). He trained as a bookseller, art and music dealer and in 1831, together with Traugott Friedrich Julius Ahlemann, founded the "book and music publishing and assortment business" CW Froehlich & Comp. In 1842 he married Emilie Brody. The couple set up a musical salon in their private apartment, in which they held private concerts.
Together with Eduard Bote , Bock founded the music publisher Ed on January 27, 1838 by taking over a music store. Bote & G. Bock .
Bock was one of the largest German music publishers and one of the most famous Berlin personalities in the 1940s to 1960s.
In addition to the operas and the Musica sacra, his publishing catalog also featured a collection of classical music art. In order to reduce the production costs of his expenses, they had Bock made by prisoners in Moabit and Spandau . This successful attempt earned him not only business benefits but also thanks from the authorities. He also frequently employed those who had been released from prison in his company.
In 1845, Bock and others founded the Berliner Tonkünstlerverein and the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung . He also worked in the club for the reorganization of the music industry. In 1847 he was appointed court music dealer by Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
Gustav Bock died in Berlin in 1863 at the age of 50. His grave in the Old St. Matthew Cemetery in Schöneberg is dedicated as the " Grave of Honor of the State of Berlin" .
Services
Bock set up the Bocksche Special Foundation for disabled military musicians and their widows and orphans , which existed until the 20th century.
literature
- Rudolf Schmidt: German bookseller. German book printer. Volume 1. Berlin / Eberswalde 1902, pp. 68-69. Online version
- Wolfgang Rehm: Bock, music publisher. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 341 ( digitized version ).
- Harald Kunz: 125 years of Bote & Bock , Berlin a. a .: Bote & Bock 1963.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin tombs . Haude & Spener, Berlin 2006. p. 299.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bock, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bock, Gustav Moritz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1863 |
| Place of death | Berlin |