Hermann Ambrosius

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Hermann Ambrosius (before 1926)

Hermann Ambrosius (born July 25, 1897 in Hamburg , † October 25, 1983 in Engen ) was a German composer and music teacher.

Life

Hermann Ambrosius came to Leipzig via Magdeburg , Berlin and Chemnitz , where he received his musical training. He was a master student of Hans Pfitzner at the Academy of Arts (Berlin) . From 1925 to 1942 Ambrosius worked as a sound engineer at the Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk AG (MIRAG) (predecessor of the MDR ) and since 1926 as a teacher at the State Conservatory of Music in Leipzig .

After the seizure of power of the Nazis Ambrose was on March 4, 1933 member of the Nazi party and among the party's number registered 2,994,125. From 1936 he was also active as district chairman in the middle of the Reichsmusikkammer . From 1943 to 1945 he was a teacher at the municipal music school for youth and people in Leipzig. After being drafted into the Wehrmacht for the first time in 1939 , he was released from military service in 1940, but had to do military service again in 1944 until the end of World War II . During the Nazi era , in addition to symphonic and concert music and the German landscape paintings (1939), he also wrote various system-compliant cantatas and songs for male choirs.

From 1945 Ambrosius worked as a private music teacher, choir director and freelance artist. After his death, the city of Engen honored the composer and named a street after him.

Ambrosius left an extensive compositional legacy of over 500 works. His compositions for plucked music are particularly important. They have been the focus of the plucked orchestra with soloists and chamber music ensembles since the 1930s and have enjoyed increasing popularity ever since. The Association of German Plucked Musicians expressly promoted his work in this area and made him an honorary member.

Works (selection)

  • Symphonies No. 1–12
  • 3 piano concerts
  • Duo for flute and accordion
  • Eggersberger Trio for 3 guitars
  • Danza ritmica, 1957
  • German Minnelieder and duets with orchestra, 1952
  • After-work hours, four small pieces, 1939
  • Celebration music for string quartet
  • Three fugues for wind quintet
  • Jesus' suffering and death, 1927
  • Balder's death on texts from the Edda, op.61
  • Cantata for solos, choir and orchestra, 1953
  • Small concert in the old style for two guitars, edited by Bruno Henze in 1953
  • Concerto in D minor for soprano, alto, bass recorder and plucked orchestra, edited by Bruno Henze in 1951
  • Concert for guitar and orchestra, 1953
  • Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
  • Concertante Suite IV (A minor) for guitar (1952), edited by Bruno Henze 1952
  • Mandolin Suite in G major for 3 mandolins and guitar
  • Passacaglia and Fugue (E minor) for guitar (1952), edited by Bruno Henze 1952
  • Polifonia vivida, 1957
  • Prelude and Molto vivace for guitar, edited by Bruno Henze 1963
  • Sonata for trombone and piano
  • Sonata in F major for horn and piano
  • Sonatina in G major for violin and guitar, edited by Bruno Henze in 1964
  • Suite I (A major) for guitar (1937), edited by Bruno Henze 1952, recorded in 1952 by Luise Walker on the LP "Guitar-Recital" (Philips N 00640 R)
  • Suite II (A major) for guitar (1949), edited by Bruno Henze in 1952
  • Suite III (G minor) for guitar (1951), edited by Bruno Henze 1952
  • Suite in B minor for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon op.57, published in 1995
  • Suite in G major for three guitars, edited by Bruno Henze in 1954
  • Suite in G major for soprano, baritone and folk instrument orchestra, edited by Bruno Henze in 1951
  • Our Father for mixed choir, 1947

Radio play music (selection)

  • The fate of Grete Minde by Peter Huchel , directed by Hans-Peter Schmiedel, Reichssender Leipzig, June 22, 1939

literature

  • Franz Hirtler: Ambrosius, Hermann , in: MGG Volume 15 1973, pp. 175–176
  • Reinhard Froese: Archive Hermann Ambrosius. Joachim Trekel music publisher. Hamburg 1997 - Federal Academy for Musical Education for Young People

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Hirtler:: Ambrosius, Hermann , in: MGG Volume 15 1973, p. 175.
  2. ↑ a b c d Fred K. Prieberg : Handbook of German Musicians 1933–1945 , CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel 2004, p. 132.
  3. ↑ Examples from Fred K. Prieberg: Handbook of German Musicians 1933–1945 , CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel 2004, pp. 132–136.
  4. ↑ ZUPFMUSIKmagazin 4/1997

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personal data
SURNAME Ambrosius, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1983
Place of death Narrow