Hans Hochapfel

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Hans Hochapfel (born February 23, 1871 in Kassel , † April 27, 1930 in Stuttgart ) was a German violinist , conductor and composer .

Life

He grew up in a musical family, his father Hans was a music teacher. He received violin lessons from Otto Kaletsch in Kassel until 1890 . From 1890 to 1894 he studied in Berlin with Woldemar Bargiel and Friedrich Gernsheim . He then switched to the local music school in Libau as a music teacher . He stayed in Libau until 1928, during which time he was the conductor of the Libau Kurorchester and the Libau Liedertafel, and founded the Philharmonic Society there. In 1928 he moved to Stuttgart, where he died a short time later.

Works

Released

In the monthly musical and literary reports published by Hofmeister Verlag, the following works can be identified between 1891 and 1905:

  • In der Laube - Gavotte for piano (Berlin: Scheithauer, 1891)
  • Mein und Dein for voice and piano (Berlin: Deneke, 1896)
  • 4 songs for voice and piano, Op. 11 (Berlin: Deneke, 1899)
  • My Sultana - 5 Poems for Voice and Piano, Op. 13 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1901)
  • 3 songs for voice and piano, Op. 14 (Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen, 1905)
  • Slavic Rhapsody for Violin and Piano, Op. 25 (Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen, 1901)
  • Chanson passionée for violin and piano, Op. 26 (Leipzig: Leuckart, 1902)
  • Gavotte gracieuse for piano, Op. 27 (Riga: Blosfeld, 1900)
  • 4 Morceaux faciles for violin and piano, Op. 28 (Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen, 1900)

Wilhelm Altmann writes about the Slavic Rhapsody :

“It starts pretty nicely, but soon flattens out. Light."

- Short review in : Die Musik

Unpublished

The following unpublished works are listed in the German Musicians' Lexicon in 1929:

  • 2 symphonies, 1896, 1898
  • String octet
  • String sextet
  • 2 string quartets
  • Piano trio
  • Loneliness for alto, string orchestra, piano and timpani
  • In memoriam for string orchestra, piano and timpani
  • Requiem for 4 vocal soloists, string orchestra, piano and timpani
  • Chamber music
  • Songs
  • Choirs
  • March 'Greetings to Libau' (1925) for the 300th anniversary of the city

literature

  • Frank, Paul & Altmann, Wilhelm: Kurzgefaßtes Tonkünstler-Lexikon, 1936, ISBN 3 7959 0083 2 .
  • Müller, Erich H .: German Musicians Lexicon, 1929.
  • Helmut Scheunchen : Lexicon of German Baltic Music. Harro von Hirschheydt publishing house, Wedemark-Elze 2002. ISBN 3-7777-0730-9 . P. 108.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short review in: Die Musik, 1903, 2nd year, issue 23, p. 380 and 383.
  2. ↑ The list of works and the biographical data were agreed with the composer, i. H. it can be assumed that these are the essential works from the composer's point of view.
personal data
SURNAME Hochapfel, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH kassel
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1930
Place of death Stuttgart