Valentin Eduard Becker
Valentin Eduard Becker (born November 20, 1814 in Würzburg ; † January 25, 1890 there ) was a German city treasurer and composer .
On April 15, 1847, he founded the Würzburg Singers' Association with 45 singers , which was named after him in 2005.
He wrote the patriotic song You shouldn't have him, the free German Rhine , which around 1848 (for example via so-called song tables) also found its way into popular songs. In 1861 he set the text of the Frankenlied by Joseph Victor von Scheffel to music .
Stage works
- Die Bergknappen (Theodor Körner), romantic opera 2 acts (1838 Würzburg)
- Napoleon, the child of the guard (G. Ball), hist. Painting 5 dept. (1839 Würzburg)
- The deserter Kom.oper 3 acts (1855 Würzburg)
Honors
In his honor, the city of Bad Brückenau has been awarding the Valentin Becker Prize every three years since 1953 . His hometown Würzburg, where he also worked as city treasurer, honors its citizens with a monument in the Ringpark and the Valentin-Becker-Straße named after him.
literature
- Oskar Kaul: Becker, Valentin Eduard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 722 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Valentin Eduard Becker in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Valentin Eduard Becker in the German Digital Library
- http://www.valentin-becker-chor.de/
Individual evidence
- ^ Max Döllner : Development history of the city of Neustadt an der Aisch until 1933. Ph. CW Schmidt, Neustadt ad Aisch 1950. (New edition 1978 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Ph. CW Schmidt Neustadt an der Aisch publishing house 1828-1978. ) P. 624.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becker, Valentin Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1890 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |