Otto Wangemann

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Otto Wangemann (born January 9, 1848 in Loitz ; † February 25, 1914 in Charlottenburg ) was a German organist , composer , musicologist and music teacher .

Life

Otto Wangemann, son of an organist, was a student of the composition teacher Friedrich Kiel . In 1871 he worked as an organist and singing teacher at the grammar school in Treptow an der Tollense . From 1878 he worked as a cantor in Demmin at the St. Bartholomew Church . In 1879 he took over the editing of the magazine “Der Organist” and in the following year the management of the magazine “Die Tonkunst”. In 1884 he became organist at the St. Nikolai Church in Berlin-Spandau and in 1886 at the Luisenkirche in Berlin-Charlottenburg . In Berlin he worked as a singing teacher at several higher educational institutions. In 1894 he received the title of professor. After his death he was buried in the Luisenfriedhof II in Charlottenburg.

Wangemann composed various piano and organ pieces, choirs and songs. He was best known for his musicological writings.

Fonts

  • History of the organ and the art of organ building from the first beginnings to the present . Demmin 1881 (Reprinted by Sendet Reprint 1999, ISBN 3253030377. )
  • History of the oratorio from the earliest beginnings to the present . 3rd edition, A. Frantz, Leipzig 1882 (Reprint 1973, ISBN 3253026159. )
  • The organ, its history and its construction. With authentic illustrations and original drawings . Leipzig 1891.
  • Outline of the history of music, from its beginnings to the very latest .

as editor

  • The organist. Monthly for organ playing . Peiser, Berlin 1880

literature

  • Wangemann, Otto . In: Brockhaus Konversationslexikon . , FA Brockhaus in Leipzig, Berlin and Vienna, 14th edition, 1894–1896, vol. 16, p. 499.
  • Wangemann, Otto . In: Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania? A dictionary of persons . Edition Temmen, Bremen 1995, ISBN 3-86108-282-9 , p. 456.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cantors and organists at St. Bartholomew
personal data
SURNAME Wangemann, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, musicologist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Loitz
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1914
Place of death Charlottenburg