Helmut Meyer from Bremen
Helmut Meyer von Bremen (born April 18, 1902 in London ; † April 9, 1941 ) was a German composer .
Life
Meyer von Bremen comes from a family of artists . His grandfather was the painter Johann Georg Meyer , called Meyer von Bremen. In 1905 his family moved to Leipzig . He attended the Thomas School in Leipzig until 1921 and then studied with Anatol von Roessel , Stephan Krehl , Max von Pauer and Robert Teichmüller at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Leipzig . From 1923 he worked at the Landestheater Coburg . He died of a stroke.
His son was the pianist Alexander Meyer von Bremen .
Fonts (selection)
- German music creation reflected in the guide's speech at the inauguration of the House of German Art . In: Die Musikwoche , September 11, 1937, p. 3 f.
Compositions (selection)
- Revelation John (1932)
- Spiritual Dialogue (1933, premier Dresden Kreuzchor and Rudolf Mauersberger )
- New Year's cantata (1934)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gottlieb Tesmer, Walther Müller: Honor roll of the Thomas School in Leipzig. The teachers and high school graduates of the Thomas School in Leipzig 1912–1932. Commissioned by the Thomanerbund, self-published, Leipzig 1934, p. 39.
- ^ Helmut Meyer of Bremen . In: Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (108) 1941, p. 323 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer von Bremen, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1941 |