Carl Mengewein

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Carl Mengewein (born September 9, 1852 in Zaunröden ( Thuringia ), † April 7, 1908 in Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin ) was a German composer.

He studied music in Mühlhausen / Thuringia and Göttingen .

From 1874 he was a teacher at the Freudenberg Conservatory in Wiesbaden , after 1881 he was also the conductor of the Liederkranz men's choir and of the spiritual music club he founded . In 1886 he moved to Berlin . In 1890 he founded the oratorio club here , which he subsequently also directed. In 1892 he finally became the conductor of the traditional men's choir Lieder-Verein Berlin 1829 . From 1897 he was the founder and director of the Berlin Concert Association Madrigal , whose members were recruited from the choir of the Twelve Apostles Church (Berlin) , which Mengewein had directed since 1893 .

Grave of Carl Mengewein in the old St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin

Works

  • Schoolmaster's Bridal Trip: Opera. Wiesbaden 1884
  • To the funeral. [German] Requiem for solos, choir and orchestra Wiesbaden, 1885
  • Snow white and rose red: fairy tales with singing in 3 acts. Schwerin: E. Herberger 1888
  • John the Baptist : Oratorio in 3 parts based on the words of the Holy Scriptures for soloists, choir and orchestra. 1892
  • Der Liederfex: comical singspiel in 1 act. Mühlhausen i./Thür .: Danner o. J. (1893)
  • The old song: Singspiel in 1 act. Mühlhausen i.Th .: Danner o. J. (1898)
  • Christinchen: modern fairy tale in six pictures. Schwerin: Difflo 1898
  • Frau Musica: cantata for solos, choir and orchestra. op. 70 Berlin 1899
  • Twelve motets for worship use. op. 66; 6 vols. Berlin: Berliner Chormusik-Verlag / Edition Musica Rinata 2002

Books

  • The training of the musical ear: a textbook in three parts for conservatories, music seminars and for individual lessons. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel 1908 (only part 1 can be found)

Web links

Commons : Carl Mengewein  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://archive.org/stream/musikpdagogisch13unkngoog#page/n147/mode/2up
personal data
SURNAME Mengewein, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mengewein, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Fence clearing (Thuringia)
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1908
Place of death Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin