Karl Wolfrum (musician)

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Karl Wolfrum (born August 14, 1856 in Schwarzenbach am Wald ( Hofer Land ), † May 29, 1937 in Altdorf near Nuremberg ) was a German composer , organist and professor .

Life

Wolfrum comes from a family of cantors in Upper Franconia , his father Johann Heinrich Wolfrum was a cantor and teacher. His older brother was the Privy Councilor and Professor Philipp Wolfrum . After his training at the Bamberg teachers' seminar and at the Royal Music School in Munich with Joseph Rheinberger, he was employed as a preparation teacher in Neustadt an der Aisch . In 1895 Wolfrum became a professor and prefect at the Royal Teachers' College in Altdorf near Nuremberg. He also worked as an organ expert.

Works (selection)

Compositions

  • Sonata in F minor for organ op.4: Introduction. Andante quasi recitante - Allegro moderato; Adagio; Broad chorale tempo - fugue. Allegro moderato
  • Sonata in C minor for organ op. 12: Maestoso e mysterioso; Sonus. Largo - lamentation. Maestoso un poco Largo
  • Sonata in F major for organ op. 15: Tempo di Marcia pomposa; Adagio sostenuto; You, you, Jehovah . Solemnly; Larghetto
  • Choral preludes for organ (3 volumes)

Fonts

Karl Wolfrum wrote numerous works on general music theory and harmony .

Sound carrier

  • Karl Wolfrum, organ sonatas. Halgeir Schiager at the Sauer organ of the Luther Church in Chemnitz. OehmsClassics / BR-Klassik 2012.

Web links

literature

  • Ludger Stühlmeyer , Chronology of the Composers in Upper Franconia. In: Curia sonans. The music history of the city of Hof. A study on the culture of Upper Franconia. From the foundation of the Bamberg diocese to the present . Page 357ff. Phil. Diss., Bayerische Verlagsanstalt, Heinrichs-Verlag Bamberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-89889-155-4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Royal Bavarian Teachers' College Altdorf
  2. ^ Ludger Stühlmeyer, Chronology of the Composers in Upper Franconia. In: Curia sonans. The music history of the city of Hof. A study on the culture of Upper Franconia. From the founding of the Bamberg diocese to the present , page 357ff. Phil. Diss., Bayerische Verlagsanstalt, Heinrichs-Verlag Bamberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-89889-155-4 p. 359.
  3. ^ Michael Heinemann : Organ sonatas around the turn of the century. In: Karl Wolfrum. Oehms, Passau 2012, pp. 3–5.
personal data
SURNAME Wolfrum, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwarzenbach am Wald , Hofer Land
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1937
Place of death Altdorf near Nuremberg