Max Trapp
Hermann Emil Alfred Max Trapp (born November 1, 1887 in Berlin ; † May 31, 1971 there ) was a German composer and music teacher .
Life
Trapp studied at the Berlin Music Academy and was a student of Professors Paul Juon and Ernst von Dohnányi . After completing his studies, he was initially without a permanent job and performed as a pianist. It was not until 1920 that he got a job as a lecturer at the Berlin University of Music and was appointed professor there in 1926. His most famous students were Josef Tal , Saburo Moroi , Günter Bialas and Günter Raphael there . In addition, Trapp led a master class for composition in Dortmund from 1926 to 1930 at the "Städtischen Konservatorium" there.
Since 1932 at the latest, Trapp has been chairman of the music group in the nationally -minded, anti-Semitic Kampfbund for German culture . He also became a member of the NSDAP in 1932 (No. 1.332.058). After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists , he was a member of the board of the General German Music Association . In June 1933, Trapp professed National Socialism in a personal appeal to the workers . In 1934 he became honorary chairman of the "Working Group of National Socialist Composers" and a member of the "Prussian Academy of the Arts".
In 1934 Trapp gave up his professorship at the Berlin Conservatory and then worked for the Prussian Academy of the Arts until 1945 as head of a master class for composition. In 1938 Trapp's cello concerto was premiered during the Reichsmusiktage in Düsseldorf. During the Second World War he was a member of the board of trustees of the “Goebbels Foundation for Cultural Creators”. In 1940 he received not only the National Prize for Music, but also the great composition prize. In August 1944, in the final phase of World War II, Trapp was included by Hitler in the God-gifted list of the most important composers, which saved him from being deployed in the war.
From 1950 to 1953 Trapp taught at the Berlin Municipal Conservatory .
Works
Influenced by Richard Strauss and Max Reger , Trapp composed orchestral , chamber and piano music , including seven symphonies , choral works , incidental music and various songs.
Fonts
Appeal to those who work. In: The music. June 1933, pp. 649-652 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Trapp in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Ernst Klee : The culture lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5 , p. 617.
- ↑ Die Musik (magazine), vol. 25, issue 9, June 1933, pp. 649 - 651 full text
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trapp, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trapp, Hermann Emil Alfred Max (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1971 |
| Place of death | Berlin , Germany |