Reinhold Fellenberg

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Reinhold Fellenberg

Reinhold Fellenberg (born June 20, 1848 in Freystadt , Lower Silesia , † July 6, 1912 in Godesberg ) was a German military musician , stick trumpeter , composer and carnivalist .

Life

Fellenberg grew up as the son of a master weaver in Freystadt, Lower Silesia (today Kożuchów ). His maternal uncle, Stadtmusikus von Freystadt, encouraged him to take violin and trumpet lessons at the age of nine . He played his first solo trumpet at a concert in his hometown. At the age of 15 he took part in guest concerts in Berlin and Saint Petersburg as a soloist with bands . Fellenberg began his military service in 1866 with the Infantry Regiment "Hiller von Gärtringen" (4th Posensches) No. 59 in Glogau . There he was promoted to solo flugelhorn . In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 Fellenberg took part with his military band; for his service he received the war commemorative coin with the battle clips for the battles of Weißenburg , Wörth , Sedan and Buzenval (Mont Valérien) as well as the siege of Paris . He then worked until 1877 as a cornet player in the cuirassier regiment "von Driesen" (Westphalian) No. 4 in Münster . During this time Fellenberg completed a three-year training course at the Royal University of Music in Berlin, due to which he was appointed stick trumpeter in the Uhlan regiment "von Katzler" (Silesian) No. 2 in Ratibor , Upper Silesia on August 7, 1877 . Subsequent place of employment until 1888 was Gleiwitz .

In October 1888 Fellenberg became a baton trumpeter in the cuirassier regiment "Graf Gessler" (Rheinisches) No. 8 in Cologne-Deutz . His regimental band consisted of about 25 men and took an active part in the city's social life including the Cologne Carnival , including the Rose Monday procession. In 1890 he was appointed " Royal Music Conductor ". In Cologne, like his predecessor, Fellenberg not only emerged as the director of the regimental band , but also as a composer of numerous military, carnival and handmade marches as well as Mariechen dances , songs, character pieces and waltzes. He achieved his greatest success and recognition with the cornet. In Godesberg, Fellenberg was friends with Aennchen Schumacher , a local landlady and collector of student songs, who dedicated her book on Kommers to him in 1905 . On October 31, 1906, he was adopted as a stick trumpeter in Cologne's Stapelhaus and was given the honorary name “The Trumpeter of Cologne”. Fellenberg spent his retirement in Godesberg, where he bought Brunnenallee 17 as his residence that same year . Even after his retirement he occasionally appeared in guest roles as a Piston soloist at concerts in Cologne and other cities.

Fellenberg was married to Marie Auguste Milke († 1914) since 1870. The marriage resulted in four daughters and their son Karl (* 1873), who also became a military musician and trumpeter and died at the age of 29. The resting place of Fellenberg and his family is in the castle cemetery in Bad Godesberg. He is a great-grandfather of the composer and Cologne carnivalist Toni Steingass .

Works (selection)

Fellenberg's musical legacy comprises 125 works, around 100 of which are carnival songs or melodies.

  • around 1880: gallop march (later included in the army march collection)
  • 1889: the better, the better (Carnival March)
  • 1890: Carnevals Ladies March (Carnival March )
  • 1891: President Peter Prior March (Carnival March )
  • 1892: Cölner Seehafen-March (Carnival March )
  • 1895: Kölle bliev Kölle (Carnival March )
  • between 1900 and 1906: Petersberg rack railway march
  • between 1900 and 1906: In memory of happy hours on the Petersberg (song collection, six songs)
  • Trio Ritsch, ratsch de Botz kapott ( Red Spark March)

literature

  • Dietrich Jung: The trumpeter of Cologne - Reinhold Fellenberg, a Godesberg fellow citizen . In: Godesberger Heimatblätter , Association for Home Care and Local History Bad Godesberg, Issue 27/1989, Bad Godesberg 1989, ISSN  0436-1024 , pp. 92–99.

Web links

Commons : Reinhold Fellenberg  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Dietrich Jung: The trumpeter of Cologne - Reinhold Fellenberg, a Godesberg fellow citizen . In: Godesberger Heimatblätter , issue 27/1989
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Wolfgang G. Haas: Fellenberg, Reinhold ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.haas-koeln.de
  3. ^ Rudolf Schmidt: Memorial plaque for the trumpeter of Cologne , Wir Godesberger, May 5, 2006
  4. ↑ Christian Kuppels: The trumpet player Reinhold Fellberg
personal data
SURNAME Fellenberg, Reinhold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German military musician, stick trumpeter, composer and carnivalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Freystadt , Lower Silesia
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 1912
Place of death Godesberg