Hermann Erler (composer)
Hermann Erler (pseudonyms: Charles Morley , Bernhard Reichel , Ernst Scherz ; born June 3, 1844 in Radeberg , † December 13, 1918 in Berlin ) was a German publisher, composer and author.
Life
Erler founded the Ries & Erler music publishing house in Berlin with Franz Ries in 1881 , which he ran with Ries until his death. Here in 1886 he published the volume of Robert Schumann's life from his letters described by Hermann Erler . As a composer he published works under the pseudonym Ernst Scherz such as the humoresque about the folk song "Come a bird flew" in the style of the masters Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Strauss, Verdi, Weber and Wagner and The Carneval of Venice, parodic variations in the Style of the composers Handel, Haydn, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Gounod, Strauss, Richard Wagner, as well as in the style of the Hungarian dance and the Turkish Schaarwache . Erler's poems were u. a. composed by Erik Meyer-Helmund and Arnold Mendelssohn . Finally, Erler wrote a number of dramatic works, including Werinher (1896), Der Nöck (1900), Marienkind (1897), Kampf und Recht (1896), Philänis (1896) and Reineke Fuchs (1896).
Works (selection)
- Robert Schumann's life. Described from his letters by Hermann Erler. With numerous explanations and an appendix, containing the essays by R. Schumann's , Berlin 1887, 2 volumes ( digitized ) that have not been included in the "Gesammelte Schriften"
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- Weber Complete Edition - Erler, Hermann
- Klassik.com - Ries & Erler in portrait
- Recmusic.org - Author: Hermann Erler (1844–1918)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Hermann Erler (composer) in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erler, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morley, Charles; Reichel, Bernhard; Kidding, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music publisher, composer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Radeberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1918 |
| Place of death | Berlin |