Martin Schlensog
Max "Martin" Schlensog (actually: Max Hermann Theodor Schlensog ; born June 6, 1897 in Löwen bei Brieg , Silesia ; † March 9, 1987 in Hamburg ) was a German composer and music teacher.
Life
Schlensog passed his exams as a primary school teacher in Brieg in 1906 and, at the same time , was trained in music by Paul Hielscher, the cantor of the Nikolaikirche in Brieg. In the following years he worked as a teacher at various elementary schools in Silesia, then as a music teacher at the rural school homes in Holzminden, Sinntalhof and Gandersheim. In 1924 he succeeded Fritz Jöde as director of the Hamburg Volksmusikschule. From 1926 he was a teacher at various schools in the Hamburg area. Because of his social democratic attitude, he was exposed to hostility and periods of unemployment during the Nazi regime. From 1945 until his retirement in 1962 he was the rector of a primary school in Hamburg-Nienstedten and at the same time lecturer at the Institute for Teacher Training in Hamburg.
Schlensog has been actively involved in the youth music movement since his seminar time . His compositional work focuses on vocal and choral music , it includes a Requiem (1960), a Te Deum (1961), cantatas and song cantatas , motets , song cycles as well as house and performance music.
literature
- Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (Hrsg.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th edition. Volume 2: People L – Z. Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 607, u. Volume 5: Supplementary volume People L – Z. Schott, Main7 1975, p. 580.
- Wilhelm Scholz u. a. (Ed.): The German youth music movement. In documents of their time from the beginning to 1933. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1980, OCLC 557686035 .
- Klaus Schumacher: Retired Rector Martin Schlensog has died. In: The Heimatbote. Journal of the Bürger- und Heimatverein Nienstedten eV 36 (1987) No. 6 (June), ZDB -ID 292798-6 , p. 13 ( online ; PDF; 5.3 MB).
Web links
- Literature by and about Martin Schlensog in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Martin Schlensog in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Schlensog, Max Martin , Kulturportal West-Ost
- deutscheslied.com
- The LiederNet Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schlensog, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schlensog, Max; Schlensog, Max Martin; Schlensog, Max Hermann Theodor (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leuven , Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1987 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |