Max Lion Tribe
Max Georg Löwenstamm (born October 25, 1814 in Trebitsch in Moravia , † April 9, 1881 in Pasing near Munich ) was a German cantor and composer .
Life
Max G. Löwenstamm studied under Salomon Sulzer in Vienna and worked in Prague from 1840 , and in Pest from 1842 as chief cantor of the New Temple. In 1847 he took up the position of chief cantor in the Israelite religious community there. His successor in Munich was Emanuel Kirschner in 1881 .
Löwenstamm was teacher and cantor of the Jewish community and led the choir. He also used his own compositions, such as a cantata for the 50th anniversary of the Munich synagogue on April 9, 1876.
He was married to Anna, nee Kohn. The sons of this marriage were the composer Franz Josef (1843-1903), Gabriel (1851-1919), and Eugen (1855-1933), who worked in Vienna.
Works (selection)
- The essentials from the theory of music in 80 answers with special regard to singing for use in elementary and music schools , Munich 1854
- Cheers for the very highest wedding ceremony Sr. Majesty Ludwig the Second, King of Bavaria, with her Kgl. Highness of Princess Sofie Charlotte Auguste, Duchess in Bavaria , Munich 1868
- Semiroth le-el chaj, synagogue chants for solo, solos, etc. Choir with organ accompaniment
- Hodo al erez (from Psalm 148, v. 13/14) for choir (SATB) and organ ad libitum,
literature
- Aron Friedmann : Life pictures of famous cantors. 1918 ff.
- Jewish Lexicon . Berlin 1927, Vol. III., Col. 1234
- Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography. Chernivtsi 1930, vol. IV, p. 167 f.
- Susanne Blumesberger, Michael Doppelhofer, Gabriele Mauthe: Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin from the 18th to the 20th century . Volume 2: J-R. Edited by the Austrian National Library. Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-11545-8 , p. 853.
- German Biographical Encyclopedia . 1st ed., Vol. 6, p. 454
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Löwenstamm in the catalog of the German National Library
- Edition Drohr
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Laurentius Musikverlag (PDF; 188 kB) )
- Löwenstamm, Max G. 1814-1881, in: http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2005003884
- https://stadt-muenchen.net/literatur/inhaltsverzeichnis.php?id=637
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Lamm : From Jews in Munich , Ner-Tamid-Verlag, 1958 excerpt
- ^ Obituary, in: Münchner Latest Nachrichten of May 6, 1919
- ↑ in: Praise the Lord! Psalm settings by Jewish cantors from Bohemia and Moravia for four-part mixed choir, ed. by Wolfram Hader
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lion Tribe, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Löwenstamm, Max Georg (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chasan and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trebitsch , Moravia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1881 |
| Place of death | Munich |