Gustav Peter

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Gustav Peter (* uncertain: 1833; † 1919 ) was the composer of the well-known piece of music Souvenir de Cirque Renz (German: "Memories of Circus Renz", also: "Memory of Circus Renz" and "Circus Renz-Galopp)".

Life

Little is known about the life of Gustav Peter. His year of birth is often given as 1833, his nationality occasionally as Hungarian or Austrian, but these unproven information cannot be considered certain. The name “Gustav Heinrich Peter” or “Heinrich Gustav Peter” is also given. Gustav Peter is often referred to as “G. Peter ”and therefore often confused with the composers Carl Peter and Georg Peter .

Souvenir de Cirque Renz

Beginning of the xylophone solo in Souvenir de Cirque Renz

Gustav Peter is the composer of the work Souvenir de Cirque Renz . This work is often dated to 1904, in fact Peter is mentioned as the composer already in November 1894, in the musical and literary monthly reports of Friedrich Hofmeister for sheet music for xylophone and orchestra of the publisher Otto soul . Souvenir de Cirque Renz has appeared on countless records since the beginning of the 20th century; it was arranged for other solo instruments and various accompaniments and is internationally known. It is just as popular as a work of circus music as it is as an entertaining and effective xylophone solo work.

The creation of the work falls at a time when fast dances like the gallop were popular in popular music, the xylophone was rediscovered as an instrument, and Circus Renz was very popular in Berlin. A number of Gustav Peters' contemporaries composed similar works, which today, however, have mostly been forgotten.

Works

  • Souvenir de Cirque Renz. Gallop for xylophone with orchestra. Leipzig, Verlag Otto Seele.
  • Valse-Caprice for xylophone with orchestra. Leipzig, Verlag Otto Seele.
  • In the wild hunt. Concert gallop. Leipzig, Verlag Otto Seele.
  • The Venice Carnival. Brilliant imagination with brilliant variations. Leipzig, Verlag Otto Seele.
  • Cossack mail. Bravour gallop for xylophone (or tube campanaphone ) with orchestra. Leipzig, Verlag Otto Seele.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Article Music in the Circus, Section "III: Function and Repertoire of Circus Music ". In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . New edition, material part, volume 6. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1997, ISBN 3-7618-1107-1 , here: Col. 714. Quotation: “There are a few works in the circus area that have become almost 'classic' that are immediately associated with circus be e.g. B. the memories of the Circus Renz (around 1904/1908) by Gustav Peter († 1919), [...] "
  2. ↑ a b c Ursula Hemetek, Rudolf Pietsch : Folk music, change and interpretation. Böhlau, Wien 2000, ISBN 3-205-99238-5 , p. 585 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  3. ↑ The Saigon Times ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / english.thesaigontimes.vn
  4. ^ A b c Hofmeister: Musical-literary monthly report on new music, new writings. Volume: November 1894, page: 478, music for percussion instruments : “Peter, Gustav, Souvenir de Cirque Renz. Gallop f. Xylophone m. Orch. Mk 2 n. Leipzig, soul . - Valse-Caprice f. Xylophone m. Orch. Mk 2 n. Leipzig, soul. "
  5. ^ Oertel, WG: Kunstreiter gallop. approx. 1905, [1]
  6. ^ Israel, J .: Renz-Galopp f. Puffs. [2] , therein: p213: Israel, J., Op. 82. Renz gallop f. Puffs. Altona, Hinz Mk 0.60.
  7. ↑ Fr. Pazdírek, Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur, Vol. D , therein: Daase R .: Renz Galop (f. Orch.) . Hofmeister, July 1866 , therein: Daase R. op 185, Renz Galop (for Orch. Leipzig, Forberg 1 Rt. 10 Ngr.)
  8. ^ Haase, Eugen: Op. 6th Circus Renz. Gallop f. Puffs. Koenigsberg, Jakubowski Mk 0.60. Hofmeister, November 1877
  9. ↑ Hermann Fliege : Fliege, H., Opus 105, Gavotte Circus Renz f. Piano, 1872 (worldcat) sheet music
  10. ↑ a b Hofmeister's Handbuch der Musikliteratur, Volume 13, 1904, page 583 in the Google book search
  11. ↑ Hofmeister's Handbuch der Musikliteratur, Volume 14, 1909, page 597 in the Google book search
  12. ↑ The meaning of the statement Dietrich is unclear.
  13. ↑ The composer information given there by H. Fliege is obviously based on a confusion with his Gavotte Circus Renz Op. 105 and is therefore wrong.
personal data
SURNAME Peter, Gustav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peter, Gustav Heinrich; Peter, Heinrich Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Composer "Souvenir de Cirque Renz"
DATE OF BIRTH uncertain: 1833
DATE OF DEATH 1919