Rudolf Hartung (composer)

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Rudolf Hartung (born September 28, 1886 in Braunschweig , † January 23, 1975 in Bad Harzburg ) was a German composer .

Life

After dropping out of a law degree, which he had started as the offspring of an old Braunschweig family of lawyers, Hartung studied music in Munich, Berlin and Leipzig. From 1916 he worked as a répétiteur , choirmaster and conductor at the Braunschweig State Theater . In 1939 he went to the newly founded " Braunschweigische Staatsmusikschule " as a lecturer for composition and conducting , where he worked until 1947.

In 1998 the Rudolf Hartung Foundation was established. The purpose of the foundation is to promote art and culture by preserving and disseminating his life's work as well as promoting education and upbringing by supporting the musical education and upbringing of children and young people.

plant

As a composer, Rudolf Hartung oriented himself towards the late Romantic period , but also incorporated elements of New Music . His musical legacy is kept in the Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum .

literature

  • Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Günter Scheel (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon. 19th and 20th centuries , Hannover 1996, p. 248f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rudolf Hartung Foundation www.buergerstiftungbraunschweig.de ( Memento of the original from December 14, 2016 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.buergerstiftungbraunschweig.de
personal data
SURNAME Hartung, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH 23rd January 1975
Place of death Bad Harzburg