Karl Kromer (musician)

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Carl Kromer (born March 23, 1865 in Mahlberg ; † February 12, 1939 in Stuttgart ) was a German composer and musician .

Kromer was noticed early on in his home community with a good voice and great musicality. He was initially a postman, but was able to receive professional training from Dr. Hoch's Conservatory in Frankfurt am Main . For lack of money he had to break this off again in 1886. Later he was a chorister in Mannheim and Aachen. From 1889 he was choir leader of the opera choir in the Stuttgart State Theater .

Kromer was also a composer of well-known folk songs from the Baden region. He undertook numerous concert tours in Germany, Europe and the United States with the Stuttgart Court Singer Quartet , which he directed, and the Kromersextett .

Grave of the Kromer family in the Prague cemetery in Stuttgart

On March 23, 1935, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Mahlberg . After his death, a historic street in downtown Mahlberg was named after Kromer.

Works (selection)

  • Greetings to the homeland op.46
  • Oh, if my love were a little cold, in Volkston op.89 (for male choir)
  • I want to go home again (was sung in the anti-Polish propaganda film Heimkehr (1941))

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personal data
SURNAME Kromer, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kromer, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Mahlberg
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1939
Place of death Stuttgart