Hartmann from An der Lan-Hochbrunn

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Hartmann from An der Lan-Hochbrunn

Father Hartmann von An der Lan-Hochbrunn OFM , actually Paul von An der Lan zu Hochbrunn , baptismal name Paul Eugen Josef (*  December 21, 1863 in Salurn , South Tyrol ; † December 6, 1914 in Munich ), was an Austrian composer , organist and Conductor .

Life

Hartmann came from an ancient Tyrolean noble family and was born the son of a railway official in Salurn. He completed his first musical studies at the University of Bolzano . In Salzburg he joined sixteen year the Franciscan Order in 1886 and received in Brixen the priesthood . He was organist and choir director first in Lienz (Pustertal) and later in Reutte (Tyrol), then studied composition and instrumental teaching in Innsbruck with Josef Pembaur and became organist at the Salvatorkirche and director of the Philharmonic in Jerusalem in 1893 , from 1894 also organist at the Holy Sepulcher . In 1895 he came to Rome and worked there as organist at the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli on the Capitol and from 1901 as director of the Conservatory in Piazza Santa Chiara. In the same year, Father Hartmann went on a concert tour to Saint Petersburg for the premiere of his oratorio “St. Francis ”, which took place under his personal direction. Among other honors, he was accepted into the Roman circle of the 24 immortals . From 1906 Father Hartmann lived in the Munich Franciscan Monastery of St. Anna im Lehel - with an interruption due to a stay in New York in 1906/07 .

Works

Hartmann mainly wrote sacred works. The most important are:

  • St. Peter ( oratorio in three parts), Milan 1900
  • St. Francis (oratorio in three parts), Milan and Saint Petersburg 1901
  • The Last Supper (oratorio in two parts), Milan 1904, Würzburg 1905
  • The Death of the Lord (oratorio in two parts), Milan and Amberg 1906
  • The seven last words of Christ on the cross (oratorio in two parts), Brooklyn / New York 1908
  • Te Deum (oratorio in three parts), Milan and Munich 1913.
  • Liturgy. Choral Leitmotiv Mass , Augsburg - Vienna 1909
  • Mass f. 2 Sing. u. Org., Ibid. 1903
  • Requiem f. Male choir , Milan 1913
  • Miserere f. 6st. according to Ch., Ibid. 1904
  • Ave Maria f. according to Ch., Ibid. 1905
  • Rosary songs f. 4st. according to Ch. U. Org., Augsburg 1903
  • Two church pieces for singing and accompaniment ( Tantum ergo , Ave Maria )

There is also an organ sonata and piano pieces.

Hartmann is also the author of the following publications:

  • The miraculous child Jesus from Aracöli in Rome, called "Santo Bambino" , Munich 1897
  • P. Peter Singer . A commemorative sheet for the artist's hundredth birthday and also a contribution to the history of music in the 19th century , Innsbruck 1910

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personal data
SURNAME Lan-Hochbrunn, Hartmann von An der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lan zu Hochbrunn, Paul Eugen Josef von An der (real name); Lan-Hochbrunn, Father Hartmann von An der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer, organist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Salurn , South Tyrol
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 1914
Place of death Munich