Theodor Hentschel

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Eduard Theodor Hentschel (born March 28, 1830 in Schirgiswalde , † December 19, 1892 in Hamburg ) was a German composer .

Theodor Hentschel

Life

Theodor Hentschel was born as the son of the businessman Bernhard Hentschel and his wife Theresia Hentschel, b. Tammer, born. He was the eldest son from his father's first marriage. As a nine-year-old, Hentschel went to the Dresden Kapellknaben . Here, at the Kapellknaben-Institut of the Catholic Court Church in Dresden, he was an alto soloist under the guidance of Angelo Cicarelli . Following this time, Hentschel studied at the conservatory in Prague, where he had to live in poor conditions. In 1839 his father married Veronika Frost again after Hentschel's mother died. From this marriage there were 12 children. Theodor Hentschel married on June 10, 1851. His wife Pauline Auguste Hentschel, b. Hentschel, brought wealth into the marriage. In the season 1855/56 Hentschel worked as an opera conductor in Halle an der Saale. The following year he became music and choir conductor at the Leipzig Theater, where in 1857 his first opera “Sailor and Singers” was premiered. His son Curt was born on March 19, 1852, his daughter Theodora on May 30, 1854, his son Paul in September 1856 and his youngest child Martha on September 15, 1858. In 1860 Hentschel went to Bremen as Kapellmeister for the next 30 years. In 1890 he moved to the Hamburg City Theater, where he was first conductor until his death. Theodor Hentschel died of pneumonia at the age of 62.

Selection of works

  • The spring night (choral work)
  • Sailor and singer (opera, WP 1857)
  • The Royal Pageant (Opera, 1874)
  • The beautiful Melusine (opera, 1875)
  • Lancelot (Opera, 1878)
  • The King's Sword (Opera, premiered 1891)
  • Overture for large orchestra
  • Fair for male voices
  • The spring night (choral work)

literature

  • Swoboda, Carl: Theodor Hentschel. L. Sowoboda, Schirgiswalde 1930.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kosch, Wilhelm: Deutsches Theater-Lexikon. , Vol. 1., Klagenfurt 1953.
personal data
SURNAME Hentschel, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hentschel, Eduard Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Schirgiswalde
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 1892
Place of death Hamburg