Hellmuth from Ulmann
Hellmuth von Ulmann (born June 23, 1913 in Reval ; † September 5, 1987 in Heide ) was a Baltic organist , conductor , composer , journalist and writer .
Life
Hellmuth von Ulmann lost his mother at the age of six and his father, a Baltic country doctor, died when he was sixteen years old. He attended grammar school in Dorpat and Reval and studied musicology in Reval and Berlin from 1933 to 1936 . Between 1937 and 1941 he worked as an organist and theater bandmaster in Estonia, Konstanz , Neisse and Schwerin before becoming a soldier in World War II . In 1949 he worked first as a newspaper journalist , then as an editor at Norddeutscher Rundfunk . In addition, he was active as a writer.
In 1982 von Ulmann married the third marriage to the writer and poet Elisabeth von Ulmann (1929–2005). From 1982 to 1984 they lived together, first in Itzehoe , from 1984 to 1987 in Ulm and most recently in Heide, where Hellmuth von Ulmann died in September 1987. He was buried in the cemetery in Heide.
Elisabeth von Ulmann looked after the compositional and literary estate of Hellmuth von Ulmanns until her death . This estate has now been taken over by the Elisabeth-von-Ulmann-Gesellschaft eV, which after dissolution as the Elisabeth von Ulmann Circle of Friends looks after the estate of both artists.
Compositions
- The spring. Cantata for solos, choir and orchestra (WP 1934, Reval)
- Baltic legend for baritone and orchestra (1936)
- The escape. Dance game in three pictures by Anatol Memorsky op.6
- A little castle music. Divertimento in the classical style for oboe and string quartet op.7 (premiered in 1938, Mainauer Schlossfestspiele)
- Concerto grosso on the subject of BACH. For string orchestra. Opus 21. [printed: Hans Sikorski, Hamburg 1996]
- Goya. Opera op.44
- Quartet for 2 violins and 2 cellos (premiered in 1944, Lille)
- Passacaglia and Fugue on BACH for strings (1945)
- Prelude and Fugue in G for piano two hands (1952/53)
- Symphony in C major (premiere 1953, Göttingen)
- Meditation on a Baroque Theme for Orchestra (1953)
- Concerto for orchestra (1955)
- Songs of farewell. Five chants for deep voice and string trio.
Fonts
As the sole author
- Goya. Hinstorffsche Verlagbuchhandlung, Wismar 1944
- Hikes in the Weserbergland. Disrespectful notes on a respectable topography. Röver, Bremen 1976 / Brücke-Verlag Schmersow, Hildesheim 1983
- Almost a king. Prince Heinrich of Prussia, brother of Frederick the Great. Salzer, Heilbronn 1980 / Ingo Koch Verlag, Rostock 2002; ISBN 978-3-935319-38-6
- The misappropriated handwriting. Robert Schumann's violin concerto and his tragedy. Salzer, Heilbronn 1981
- My Baltic sketches. Salzer, Heilbronn 1983
- with Günter Pump: North German city images. From the sea to the Harz. Westholsteinische Verlagsanstalt Boyens, Heide 1987 / boyens-medien.de, 1989
- All organs from Reval. Narrated and considered. Husum-Druck- und Verlags-Gesellschaft, Husum 1988
- Toccata of Life. Ingo Koch Verlag, Rostock 2000; ISBN 978-3-937179-32-2
With Elisabeth von Ulmann
- We have to become home - an exchange of letters. Edition Herodot, Göttingen 1984, ISBN 3-88694-504-9
- Show me a fool Eugen Salzer, Heilbronn 1987, ISBN 3-7936-0942-1
- Island of peace. CH Wäser, Bad Segeberg 1991, ISBN 3-87883-046-7
- Toccata of Life. Ingo Koch, Rostock 2004, ISBN 3-937179-32-1
- Elisabeth-von-Ulmann-Gesellschaft eV (ed.): Undiminished delight - notes of a late love . Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2009, ISBN 978-3-8370-7382-9
With other authors
- with Walter Hahn: walks to the mansions and estates in the Duchy of Lauenburg. Viebranz, Schwarzenbek 1981
literature
- Art. Ulmann, Helmuth von . In: Kürschner's German Musicians Calendar , born 1954. Walter de Gruyter & Co, Berlin 1954, Sp. 1379.
- Marianne Beese: Read between the lines. Elisabeth Meyer-Runge and Hellmuth von Ulmann, a double portrait . In: Elisabeth-von-Ulmann-Gesellschaft eV (Hrsg.): Undiminished delight - notes of a late love . Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2009, ISBN 978-3-8370-7382-9 .
- Carola L. Gottzmann , Petra Hörner: Lexicon of the German-language literature of the Baltic States and St. Petersburg . De Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019338-1 , p. 1339-1340 .
- Helmut Scheunchen: Lexicon of German Baltic Music . Wedemark 2002. pp. 267-269.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birthdays and memorial days . In: Sikorski. Quarterly magazine of Sikorski music publishers , year 2006, issue 1, p. 16, sub “5. September 2007 "( online PDF; 1.9 MB)
- ^ Gero von Wilpert: German Baltic Literature History . CH Beck, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-406-53525-9 , p. 256 .
Web links
- Works by and about Hellmuth von Ulmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Elisabeth-von-Ulmann Society eV
- Hellmuth von Ulmann Collection in the Sulzbach-Rosenberg Literature Archive
- List of works: Ulmann, Hellmuth von bei Sikorski
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Hellmuth von Ulmann. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ulmann, Hellmuth from |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist, conductor, composer, journalist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1913 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reval |
DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 1987 |
Place of death | pagan |