Wilhelm Conradi

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Wilhelm Conradi , also Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Conradi (born November 11, 1816 in Krakow , † November 18, 1904 in Schwerin ) was a German organist , composer and teacher .

Live and act

Born in Krakow as the son of a physician (Medic. Prac.) And Rathmann (Senator), Conradi received his musical training in Dessau at the Conservatory from Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider , Herzoglich- Anhalt-Dessauischer Hofkapellmeister . Until 1840 he was in Ludwigslust under Johann Wilhelm Wöhler senior. trained as a teacher.

In 1842 he got a job as a teacher at the Neustadt city and orphanage school in the Hospitalstrasse in Schwerin, a position he held until 1862.

Since its consecration on June 29, 1869, Conradi was the first organist of the newly built St. Paul Church in Schwerin with its large organ from the workshop of Friedrich Friese III . His sacred compositions, of which little has survived, also fall during this period. Four organ works were published in the Organist's Quarterly Journal , a collection of contemporary organ music produced under the direction of Leeds City Organist Dr. William Spark, published by Novello in London. On October 1, 1902, the congregation adopted Conradi into retirement.

Little is known about his office as organist and cantor; the Schwerin city chronicler Hermann Milenz wrote about Conradi in 1936, he “not only played with hands and feet, but with the heart, and was also active as a composer. He received many honors. ”On his death on November 18, 1904, Milenz noted:“ He went home to the realm of eternal harmonies ”.

Private

Wilhelm Conradi married Sophie Ulrike Marianne Marnitz (* 1825 in Schwerin, † 1919 there) in 1843, who gave birth to his daughter Bertha (* 1850). In 1883 she became the second wife of Friedrich Friese III. With her death in 1897 Conradi became the legal guardian of his granddaughters Frieda and Maria.

Works

Conradi edited several hymn and chorale books that were published in Schwerin; only a few organ compositions by him are known.

Books

  • Theoretical-practical singing school f. Amateurs, especially f. Schools and Seminars. (Schwerin, Kürschner'sche Buchhdl, 1850)
  • The technique of choral singing, or grundl. Instruction through meeting and voice training exercises to become a skilled choir singer in a short time. (Schwerin, Kürschner, 1851)
  • Youth sounds: collection of one-, two- and three-part songs combined with singing exercises / zsgest. by B. Beyer; W. Conradi; F. Werner (Schwerin: Hildebrand, 1856)
  • Mecklenburg School Choral Book (Schwerin: Hildebrand, 1863)
  • Choral book for the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: following the melody book for the Mecklenb. Church hymnbook for organ, harmonium and pianoforte (Schwerin: Hildebrand, 1869)

Compositions

  • Fugue on BACH
  • Motifs fantasy
  • Postlude in D major
  • Thematical Prelude

Published in The Organist's Quarterly Journal , Vol. 7–8, London: Novello & Co., n. D. (Ca. 1880).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Crackow (now Krakow am See ) in Mecklenburg-Schwerin , but not Krakow , as here and read there.
  2. ↑ Although Conradi gave his date of birth as November 11, 1816 during the censuses of 1867 and 1900, only one boy lived in Krakow under the name Wilhelm Conradi, who was born on October 11, 1817, according to the 1819 census.
  3. ↑ See [1]

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personal data
SURNAME Conradi, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Conradi, JFW
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, organist and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Krakow am See
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1904
Place of death Schwerin