Richard Bartmuß

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Portrait relief on the tomb of Richard Bartmuss. Inscription under the plaque: Richard Bartmuss 1859–1910 . Circumferentially about the board: I WANT TO SING BY THE GRACE OF LORD for ever ( Ps 89.2  LUT )
Resting place in Dessau

Richard Bartmuß (born December 23, 1859 in Schleesen , † December 25, 1910 in Dessau ) was a German composer and organist.

Life

Bartmuß was born as the first son of the organist Woldemar Bartmuß in Schleesen near Oranienbaum . The father was known for his organ lectures in the Schleesen village church, Franz Liszt gave him all of his organ compositions as a gift.

In 1860 the family moved to Bitterfeld , where Richard supported his father early on with the musical organization of the church services . He attended high school in Wittenberg and was sent to the teachers' seminar in Delitzsch because of his great musical interest . In 1879 Bartmuss passed the first and second teacher exams and became a teacher at the boys' school in Wittenberg. He passed his state examination in 1881. In Berlin he was trained by the teachers August Eduard Grell , Carl August Haupt and Philipp Spitta .

In 1882 Bartmuß became organist at the St. Marien Castle Church in Dessau . There he had a remarkable Rühlmann organ with three manuals and 52 stops that he had arranged himself. It is believed that this particular instrument greatly inspired the composer, who was also valued as an improviser and organ expert . Richard Bartmuss's instrument was destroyed in 1944.

In 1886 Richard Bartmuß was appointed court organist. On April 29, 1890 he became court organist for Duke Friedrich I. In the same year he married the concert singer and pianist Anna Schubert , with whom he raised five children.

Honors

After the court organist title, Bartmuß received further honors, including the title "Royal Music Conductor", the "Order for Science and Art" and in 1903 the appointment as "Royal Professor of Music".

Works

Spiritual works

  • The Words of the Savior on the Cross , op.51 (Passion Music), new edition Berlin 2012.
  • Recitative and arioso for trombone
  • Ten character pieces , op.36
  • "Open up, become light" , motet for 4-part choir and organ, op. 12,1
  • "When the Lord will redeem the captives of Zion", Psalm 126 for three-part female choir, solo violin, solo viola and organ

Organ sonatas and organ concerts

  • Organ Concerto No. 1, op.25
  • Organ Concerto No. 2, op.33
  • Four organ sonatas
  • Choral fantasy about "Christ ist erehen" for organ, op. 44, 1
  • Choral fantasy about "Jesus my joy" for organ, op. 44, 2
  • Prelude in D minor, op.36

literature

  • Rudolf Faber, Philipp Hartmann (Ed.): Handbook of organ music, composers, works, interpretation . Metzler, Stuttgart and Bärenreiter, Kassel 2002, ISBN 3-476-01877-6 , p. 300.
  • Hans-Joachim Böttcher : Bartmuß, Richard , in: Hans-Joachim Böttcher: Significant historical personalities of the Dübener Heide (= series of AMF volume 237). Leipzig 2012, p. 9.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Handbook Organ Music, Composers, Works, Interpretation . ed. by Rudolf Faber and Philip Hartmann, Metzler Stuttgart and Bärenreiter, Kassel 2002, p. 300, ISBN 3-476-01877-6 , p. 300
  2. ↑ Handbook Organ Music, Composers, Works, Interpretation . Edited by Rudolf Faber and Philip Hartmann, Metzler Stuttgart and Bärenreiter, Kassel 2002, ISBN 3-476-01877-6 , p. 300.
  3. ↑ Hans-Joachim Falkenberg, Between Romanticism and Organ Movement, Die Rühlmanns, Lauffen 1995, p. 56.
  4. ↑ Handbook Organ Music, Composers, Works, Interpretation . Edited by Rudolf Faber and Philip Hartmann, Metzler Stuttgart and Bärenreiter, Kassel 2002, p. 300, ISBN 3-476-01877-6 , p. 300.
personal data
SURNAME Beard must, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, organist
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Schleesen (Kemberg)
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 1910
Place of death Dessau