Waldemar Wendland

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Waldemar Wendland (born May 10, 1873 in Liegnitz ; † August 15, 1947 in Zeitz ) was a German composer .

Life

Waldemar Wendland first studied medicine. After the early death of his father, he switched to banking. Musically, he trained himself on the basis of a strong personal interest and later with Engelbert Humperdinck . He initially worked as a répétiteur and later as a theater Kapellmeister in Frankfurt am Main . During this time in Frankfurt he took composition lessons from Humperdinck. From 1915 to 1933 he lived as a freelance composer in Freiburg im Breisgau , Basel and Berlin .

Wendland wrote six operas , several ballets and orchestral pieces as well as chamber music and about 200 songs.

Waldemar Wendland married the actress and writer Olga Wohlbrück in 1904 .

Works

  • 1909: Das kluge Felleisen: comic play-opera in 1 act (based on an Andersen fairy tale)
  • 1912: The Tailor of Malta: comic opera in three acts
  • 1920: Peter Sukoff: Opera in 3 acts (together with his wife Olga Wohlbrück)

literature

  • Wendland, Waldemar . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 911 .
  • Wendland, Waldemar . In: Walther Killy, Rudolf Vierhaus (Hrsg.): Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie . tape 10 . KG Sauer, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-598-23170-9 , p. 433 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Wilibald Gurlitt: Waldemar Wendland. In: Riemann Musiklexikon.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Waldemar Wendland: In: Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie.
  3. ↑ Kurt Loup, The Wohlbrücks: Eine deutsche Theaterfamilie, page 256.
personal data
SURNAME Wendland, Waldemar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Liegnitz
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1947
Place of death Time