Wilhelm Eduard Scholz

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W [ilhelm] E [duard] Scholz (* around 1807/1808 in Gimmel near Winzig , Lower Silesia , today to Gmina Jemielno ; † August 8, 1866 in Breslau ) was a German composer and conductor at the court of Prince August zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen in Schlawentzitz / Upper Silesia .

Life

A native of Gimmel at Tiny in Lower Silesia Composer WE Scholz, whose birth year is handed down not secured, recorded New [r] Journal of Music , a student of v Ignaz Ritter. Seyfried . In 1838 he was appointed Kapellmeister to Prince August von Hohenlohe-Öhringen at the court in Schlawentzitz in Upper Silesia. In 1847, the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung reported that the band was under the direction of the "capable capellmeister Scholz".

He composed overtures , symphonies , operas , sonatas , solo concerts , songs , masses and harmony music . He also arranged well-known works for the court orchestra in Schlawentzitz. The harmony music includes arrangements for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni and the 40th Symphony , Carl Maria von Weber's Oberon and Euryanthe , Gioachino Rossini's Guillaume Tell and Otello , Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio and the 5th Symphony , Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth , and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's A Midsummer Night's Dream or Frédéric Chopin's Grande valse brillante .

During his lifetime, various of his compositions were published by FEC Leuckart Verlag , von Weinhold , Cranz and Hientzsch (all from Breslau). Some of his works have survived exclusively as autographs or copies. The compositions by WE Scholz known today are for the most part in the Hohenlohe Central Archive in Neuenstein . There you can find the autographs of his works, the autographs of the arrangements and prints.

At the time, the works of WE Scholz were predominantly discussed appreciatively in music newspapers. a. by Robert Schumann . However, some works have also received critical reviews.

The Musical Conversations Lexicon of 1840 describes him as a talented composer.

Works (selection)

Published works with opus number

  • Nocturne. Op. 14. Breslau, Hientzsch SchzWv 52.
  • 6 songs f. Bass, baritone or alto. Op. 16, 4th volume of the chants. Breslau, Cranz 1835 SchzWV 24–29a.
  • Festival overture composed for a large orchestra and arranged for the princely Hohenlohe-Öhring'sche court orchestra by WE Scholz, No. 4; Slawentzitz October 6, 1838; Opus 17; Ms. 1838/39 Scholz. SchzWV 62a.
  • Six songs op. 19 [a] SchzWV 32–37.
  • Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte. op. 19 [b], Breslau, Weinhold SchzWV 49.
  • 3 polyphonic songs. Op. 29. 6. Song booklet. Breslau, Cranz. SchzWV39-41.
  • 4 songs. Op. 30. 7. Songbook. SchzWV 42–45.
  • 3 fleurs. Op. 42. Breslau, Hientzsch SchzWV 54–56.
  • Nocturne. Op. 44.Wroclaw, Hientzsch SchzWV 57.
  • Rêverie. Op. 45.Wroclaw, Hientzsch SchzWV 58.

Autographs that have not been published

  • Ouvertura No 2 par Scholz componirt 1832 (incomplete) SchzWV 75.
  • Fest Polonaise composed by WE Scholz Breslau d. January 12th, 1834. (incomplete) SchzWV 74.
  • No 4. Overture to the opera Komet by WE Scholz March 2, 1839 (incomplete) SchzWV 65.
  • March 12th March 1839 (incomplete) SchzWV 66.
  • Concert for trombone and orchestra SchzWV 3 (first edition 2016)
  • Concert for oboe in F major Schlawentzitz d 14: Debr 1842 SchzWV 4. (first edition 2016).
  • Concert for clarinet SchzWV 5. (first edition 2016).
  • Adagio and Rondo for flute and orchestra (incomplete, solo part not available) SchzWV 6.

Scholz Works Directory

The Scholz Works Directory (SchzWV) comprises 473 work numbers and contains all compositions by Scholz that can be traced today and arrangements of his own as well as arrangements of works by other composers.

Instrumental concerts

The scores of the completely preserved instrumental concertos by the composer were created in 2016 by Stefan Antweiler from the individual parts and published as first editions. They were published by Are Musikverlag Mainz.

  • Concert for trombone and orchestra (B flat major) SchzWV 3.
  • Concert for oboe and orchestra SchzWV 4.
  • Concert for clarinet SchzWV 5.

Scientific new edition

Re-performance

Concert for trombone and orchestra: October 7, 2018. Sala Astor Piazzolla del Teatro Argentino. Orquesta Estable del Teatro Argentino de La Plata. Trumpet: Ignacio Galicchio. Conductor: Walter Hilgers.

literature

  • François-Joseph Fétis: Biography universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique. 2nd Edition. Volume 7. Paris 1864, p. 502 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  • Jon A. Gillaspie, Marshall Stoneham, David Lindsey Clark: The Wind Ensemble Sourcebook. Greenwood Press, Westport CT / London 1997, ISBN 0-313-29858-0 .
  • Jon A. Gillaspie, Marshall Stoneham, David Lindsey Clark: The Wind Ensemble Catalog. Greenwood Press, Westport CT / London 1998, ISBN 0-313-25394-3 .
  • Peter Heckl: WA Mozart's instrumental compositions in arrangements for harmony music before 1840. 2 volumes. Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim / New York 2014, ISBN 978-3-487-15119-9 .
  • Felix Loy: Harmoniemusik in the Fürstenbergische Hofkapelle in Donaueschingen. University of Tübingen. Dissertation 2009 urn : nbn: de: bsz: 21-opus-55919 hdl: 10900/46891
  • Andreas Traub: On the musical life at the Hohenlohe residences in the 18th century. In: Silke Leopold, Bärbel Pelker (ed.): South German court chapels in the 18th century. An inventory (= writings on Southwest German court music. 1). Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. Pp. 117-138 ( hof-musik.de ; PDF; 21.4 MB).
  • Stefan Antweiler: A forgotten composer. The Schumann contemporary WE Scholz. Bibliographical-thematic directory. . Are Musik Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne 2019, ISBN 978-3-924522-77-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Scholz, Wilhelm Eduard. Accessed June 28, 2019 (German).
  2. ^ Stefan Antweiler: A forgotten composer. The Schumann contemporary WE Scholz. Bibliographical-thematic directory . Are Musik Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne 2019, ISBN 978-3-924522-77-3 , p. 64 .
  3. Jump up ↑ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik , Volume sixty-second. 1866, September 14, 1866, p. 323 ( online ).
  4. ↑ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik , Ninth Volume. 1838, p. 182 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  5. ↑ Der Wanderer 25 (1838), No. 266, November 7, 1838, p. 1064 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  6. ^ Neue Berliner Musikzeitung, first volume No. 36 (September 8, 1847), p. 303 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  7. ↑ Allgemeine Musikische Zeitung , Volume 40, No. 26, June 27, 1838, Col. 427 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  8. ↑ General musical indicator, tenth year No. 45, Vienna, Thursday, November 8th, 1838, p. 60 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  9. ^ August Kahlert : From Breslau. In: New magazine for music; Tenth volume. No. 32, April 19, 1839, Leipzig 1839, pp. 127–128 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  10. ↑ Ludwig Rellstab in: Iris in the field of music art, eleventh year No. 19, Friday, May 8, 1840, Berlin 1840, pp. 73-74 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  11. ^ Robert Schumann: Sonatas for the Clavier. In: New Magazine for Music, Volume 10. No. 34, April 26, 1839, pp. 134-135. Printed in: ders .: Collected writings on music and musicians. Third volume. Wiegand, Leipzig 1854, pp. 79–88, here pp. 80–83 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  12. ^ Ludwig Rellstab in: Iris in the field of music art, tenth year No. 8, Friday, February 22, 1839, Berlin 1839, p. 30 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  13. ↑ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik , 30.Jg., Vol. 59, No. 15, October 9, 1863, p. 126 f. ( Digitized in the Google book search)
  14. ↑ August Gathy (Ed.): Musical Conversations Lexicon: Encyclopedia of the entire music science for artists, art lovers and the educated. 2nd Edition. Niemeyer, Hamburg 1840, p. 408 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  15. ↑ Hofmeister monthly reports, December 1861, p. 227
  16. ↑ Hofmeister monthly reports, August, September 1838, p. 128.
  17. ↑ Catalog entry in the KOBV
  18. ^ WE Scholz: Festival Overture (Arr) in C major; Festival overture composed for a large orchestra and arranged for the princely Hohenlohe-Öhring'sche court orchestra by WE Scholz, No. 4; Slawentzitz October 6, 1838; Opus 17; Ms. 1838/39 / Scholz.  in the German Digital Library
  19. ↑ Scholz, WE (Princely Hohenlohe-Oehringischer Hof Kapellmeister), Six songs with accompaniment of the pianoforte, dedicated to Her Royal Highness the Frau Fürstin Hohenlohe-Oehringen, Duchess of Württemberg, Op. 19, Breslau, Leuckart.  in the German Digital Library
  20. ^ A b Catalog of the music publishing house by FEC Leuckart (Constantin Sander). Breslau 1867, p. 110 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  21. ^ Hofmeister monthly reports, February, March 1839, p. 22.
  22. ↑ Hofmeister monthly reports, June 1842, p. 94
  23. ↑ Scholz, WE, princely Hohenlohe-Oehringischer Hof-Kapellmeister, three songs (No. 1 soldiers song by Hoffmann von Fallersleben for tenor solo and 4 male voices and pianoforte, No. 2 Waidmannslust von Höhne for 4 male voices, No. 3 night song by Countess Hahn -Hahn for 4 male voices with pianoforte and French horn ad libitum), dedicated to the Hereditary Prince Friedrich zu Hohenlohe-Oehringen, sheet music for the individual voices and accompanying instruments, Breslau, Cranz.  in the German Digital Library
  24. ↑ Hofmeister monthly reports, June 1842, p. 97
  25. ↑ Hofmeister monthly reports, April 1861, p. 69.
  26. ↑ a b List of all music printed in 1861 in Germany and the neighboring countries. 10th year. Leipzig, Hofmeister, 1861, p. 96 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  27. ↑ Hofmeister monthly reports, January 1866, p. 8
  28. ↑ WE Scholz: Overture; No. 6, Overture No. 2 composed by WE Scholz in 1832; Slawentzitz May 3, 1841; Ms. 1840/41 / Scholz.  in the German Digital Library
  29. ^ WE Scholz: Fest Polonaise; No. 5, composed by WE Scholz, Breslau, January 12, 1834; Ms. 1840/41 / Scholz.  in the German Digital Library
  30. ↑ WE Scholz: The Comet (Excerpts. Arr) in F major; No. 4, Overture to the opera "Der Komet" by WE Scholz; 16th arrangement; Slawentzitz March 2, 1839; Ms. 1839 / Scholz.  in the German Digital Library
  31. ^ WE Scholz: March (Arr); 17th arrangement; March 12, 1839; Ms. 1839 / Scholz.  in the German Digital Library
  32. ^ WE Scholz: Concerto par WE Scholz / [head title] (B flat major) [Concerto for trombones and orchestra]; Autograph approx. 1840.  in the German Digital Library
  33. ↑ DNB 1096255243 ; DNB 1121037658 (piano reduction)
  34. ^ WE Scholz: Concert / for / oboe / vWE Scholz. / [Cover title] (F major); Autograph 1842.  in the German Digital Library
  35. ↑ DNB 1123306664
  36. ^ WE Scholz: Concerto / for / clarinet / vWE Scholz / [cover title] (F minor); Ms. approx. 1840; Autograph.  in the German Digital Library
  37. ↑ DNB 1126754889
  38. ^ WE Scholz: Adagio and Rondo / for / flute / vWE Scholz. / [Cover title] (A minor); Autograph approx. 1840.  in the German Digital Library
  39. ↑ a b c d Stefan Antweiler: A forgotten composer. The Schumann contemporary WE Scholz. Bibliographical-thematic directory . Are Musik Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne 2019, ISBN 978-3-924522-77-3 , p. 95-309 .
  40. ^ Works by and about Wilhelm Eduard Scholz in the catalog of the German National Library
  41. ^ Scholz, Wilhelm Eduard: Grande sonate (1839), re-edited by Stefan Antweiler. June 13, 2019, accessed on June 28, 2019 (German).
  42. ↑ Walter Hilgers. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Scholz, Wilhelm Eduard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scholz, WE
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and Kapellmeister
DATE OF BIRTH around 1807-1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Gimmel bei Winzig , Lower Silesia , today to Gmina Jemielno
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 1866
Place of death Wroclaw