Oswald Lorenz
Oswald Lorenz (born September 30, 1806 in Johanngeorgenstadt , † April 22, 1889 in Winterthur ) was a German music writer and composer .
Life
He was the son of the schoolmaster Christian Gottlob Lorenz and came from the Saxon Erzgebirge. As a music teacher and writer, he became a friend of Robert Schumann , whose music magazine he published from July 1 to December 31, 1844. He wrote numerous articles for the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, which has been published since 1834 . In this magazine he published under the pseudonym "Hans Grobgedakt" in 1843 his review of Ten Adagio in freer style for the organ - Op. 11 of the organist at the Frauenkirche in Dresden Christian Gottlob Höpner . At the end of 1844 Lorenz moved to Winterthur, where he worked as a singing teacher and organist from 1845 to 1872.
Schumann dedicated the composition Frauenliebe und -leben to Oswald Lorenz - probably also in reference to the fact that Oswald remained unmarried all his life. He died in Switzerland.
In 1838 Lorenz set Mignon's song to music . In 1849 he published the school hymn book for the city schools of Winterthur .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik , No. 25/1843; March 27, 1843, p. 100 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lorenz, Oswald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hans Grobgedakt, HG |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music writer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Johanngeorgenstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1889 |
| Place of death | Winterthur |