Heinrich Joseph Wassermann

Heinrich Joseph Wassermann (born April 3, 1791 in Schwarzbach near Fulda ; † September 3, 1838 in Riehen near Basel ) was a German - Swiss violinist, composer and conductor.

Life

Born as the son of the village musician Johann Wassermann (1757–1815). After he was first taught by Michael Henkel in Fulda from 1802 , he held teaching positions and then played in several spa orchestras. In 1810 he was trained by the violinist Louis Spohr in Gotha . His good report got him a job as a chamber musician in the Meiningen court orchestra in 1811 . In 1817 he followed the call of music director of the Zurich General Music Society . From 1820 to 1829 he was first violinist at the court orchestra in Donaueschingen , this position allowed him to go on concert and study trips, including a. to Darmstadt to the court organist Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck . In 1829 he became music director of the “Société de musique” in Geneva , and in the same year he got a job in Basel .

literature

Axel Beer: Heinrich Joseph Wassermann (1791-1838): Life and work. A look into the musical life of the early 19th century . Hamburg 1991.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Axel Beer: Wassermann, Heinrich Joseph. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 17 (Vina - Zykan). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7618-1137-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

personal data
SURNAME	Wassermann, Heinrich Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-Swiss violinist, composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 3, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schwarzbach
DATE OF DEATH	September 3, 1838
Place of death	Riehen

[1] Axel Beer: Wassermann, Heinrich Joseph. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 17 (Vina - Zykan). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7618-1137-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)