Moritz Hauptmann

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Moritz Hauptmann

Moritz Hauptmann (born October 13, 1792 in Dresden , † January 3, 1868 in Leipzig ) was a German composer , violinist and music theorist. His interpretation of the major-minor contrast, influenced by the Hegelian dialectic, gave the impetus for the theory of harmonic dualism .

Life

Moritz Hauptmann received his musical training a. a. with Ludwig Spohr , with whom he later became deeply friends. In 1812 he was accepted as a violinist in the Dresden court orchestra , of which he was a member until 1815. He later went to Russia, where he mainly gave private music lessons. In the early 1820s, Hauptmann returned to Germany and in 1822 became a violinist at the electoral court orchestra in Kassel , where he again worked with Spohr.

In 1842, on the recommendation of the Gewandhaus Kapellmeister Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) , Hauptmann became Thomaskantor and music director in Leipzig. He held this office until his death. In 1843 he also took on the position of teacher of music theory at the Leipzig Conservatory . Together with Otto Jahn he founded the Bach Society in 1850 , of which he became the first chairman. He published the first three volumes of the Bach Complete Edition.

Moritz Hauptmann died on January 3, 1868 at the age of 75 in Leipzig. In 1873 a street in Leipzig's western suburb (“ Bachviertel ”) was named after him (Hauptmannstraße). There is also a Hauptmannstrasse named after him in the Mickten district of Dresden .

Hauptmann's compositions include both sacred and secular works. He mainly created choral works, songs and motets . As a music theorist and music teacher , he enjoyed an excellent reputation, especially in the second half of the 19th century. His students included Hans von Bülow , Joseph Joachim , Edvard Grieg , Friedrich Curschmann , Salomon Jadassohn , Karl Juljewitsch Dawidow , Gustav Graben-Hoffmann , Norbert Burgmüller , Hugo Staehle , Moritz Heinrich Hauser and Ferdinand Breunung . His music-theoretical writings caused a sensation at the time. His works and his work have almost been forgotten today.

Works

Compositions

  • Wonderful happened to me
  • Sky light
  • Wanderer's Nightsong
  • The night has come
  • Spring love
  • Mailied
  • Evening rest
  • Early spring
  • Lord hear my prayer
  • Prayer "God be gracious to us"
  • Praise the Lord my soul
  • Salve Regina
  • Morning singing "Come on, let's"
  • Christ, you Lamb of God
  • Who under the umbrella of the Most High
  • Lauda anima mea Dominum
  • Salvum fac regem, Domine (Grant us peace, Lord and God)
  • My soul is silent to God (according to Psalm 62, 2 + 7) op.53.1 (published in CV 2092)
  • Lord, I cry to you (according to Ps Ps 141, 1 + 8; Ps 140, 13) (appeared in CV)

many songs for solo voice and piano a. a. "Quel vago impallidir" (Petrarca), op. 29,2 (published in "Petrarca-Lieder" H 7934, Editio Bärenreiter (2005))

Fonts

  • The nature of harmonics and metrics: to the theory of music . Reprint of the Breitkopf and Härtel edition, Leipzig 1853: Olms, Hildesheim / Zurich / New York 2002, ISBN 3-487-11703-7 .
    • The nature of harmony and meter . Reprint of the Sunshine Edition, London 1893: Da Capo Press, New York 1991, ISBN 0-306-76298-6 .

literature

  • Robert Eitner :  Captain, Moritz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, pp. 81-83.
  • Horst Heussner:  Captain, Moritz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 108 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Dale A. Jorgenson: Moritz Hauptmann of Leipzig . Mellen Press, Lewiston [et al. a.] 1986, ISBN 0-88946-427-8 .
  • Horst Riedel: Stadtlexikon Leipzig from A-Z . Pro Leipzig, 2005, p. 224.
  • Peter Rummenhöller: Moritz Hauptmann as theoretician. A study of the epistemological concept of theory in music . Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 1963.
  • Peter Rummenhöller: Moritz Hauptmann, the founder of a transcendental-dialectical music theory . In: Martin Vogel (Hrsg.): Contributions to the music theory of the 19th century. Gustav Bosse Verlag, Regensburg 1966, pp. 11–38.
  • City archive Leipzig (Ed.): Lexicon of Leipzig street names . Verlag im Wissenschaftszentrum, Leipzig 1995, p. 98.

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personal data
SURNAME Captain, Moritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, violinist and music theorist
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1868
Place of death Leipzig