Paul A. Miedtke

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Paul August Miedtke (born September 25, 1894 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , † March 24, 1959 ibid) was an American musician and march music composer of German immigrants.

Life

His father Peter Miedtke (1844–1911) emigrated to the USA in 1890 from what was then Stretzin in the Schlochau district in West Prussia. His mother was his second wife Wilhelmine, geb. Kraske (1855-1903).

After he had secured the copyright for his composition of the March Milwaukee First in 1915 at the age of 20 , the doctor JH Junge presented a piece of the same name shortly afterwards. Miedtke had dedicated the march to the Milwaukee Merchants 'and Manufacturers' Association (Milwaukee Association of Commerce) founded in 1861 . He himself was working as Assistant Secretary at the Milwaukee Produce & Fruit Exchange at the time .

In 1918 he secured the rights for his Great Lakes 2nd Regiment March .

One month after his death, he was buried with military honors on April 24, 1959.

Works

  • 1914: Victory (The) , march-two step
  • 1915: Milwaukee First , marching music, instrumental
  • 1918: Great Lakes 2nd Regiment March , marching music, piano.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Miedtke, Paul - Biographical Book Excerpt - Wisconsin Historical Society. In: wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved December 31, 2016 .
  2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Miedtke&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=180418588&df=all&
  3. ↑ http://ehemalige-ostgebiete.de/de/place/228644-stretzin-kr-schlochau
  4. ↑ Gleans copyright information. In: The Music Trade Review No. 24, New York, June 12, 1915, p. 45. ( online )
  5. ↑ Composes Stirring March. In: The Music Trade Review No. 16, New York, April 17, 1915, p. 58. ( online )
  6. ↑ Milwaukee History, Volumes 9-11 Cover Milwaukee County Historical Society, 1986; P. 118
  7. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Part 3 Cover Library of Congress, Copyright Office., 1914, p. 1348
  8. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 1915. ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  9. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 1918. ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  10. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig132libr/catalogofcopyrig132libr_djvu.txt
personal data
SURNAME Miedtke, Paul A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Miedtke, Paul August (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician and marching music composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1959
Place of death Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States