Wilhelm Posse
Wilhelm Posse (born October 15, 1852 in Bromberg , † June 20, 1925 in Berlin ) was a German harpist and composer .
Life
Posse taught himself to play the harp as a child and made his concert debut in Berlin at the age of eight . After an extensive concert tour through Russia , he studied from 1864 to 1872 at the New Academy of Music . At the age of twenty he became principal harpist in the Berlin Royal Chapel .
His arrangements of the works of Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt were highly valued and he advised Richard Strauss , among others, on the arrangement of the harp part of his orchestral works.
Works
- Etude in C major, Mainz 1883
- Song without words, Mainz 1883
- Romance, Mainz 1890
- Five little character pieces, Mainz 1890
- Eight great concert studies, Leipzig 1901
- Two pieces, Leipzig 1904–1908
- Improvisations, Leipzig 1909–1913
- Six little pieces, Leipzig 1909–1913
- Two waltzes, Leipzig 1909–1913
- Three Etudes, Leipzig 1914–1918
- Theme with variations, Leipzig 1919–1923
- Variations on "The Carnival of Venice", Leipzig 1919–1923
literature
- Fabian Kolb: Posse, Wilhelm. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
Web links
- Works by Wilhelm Posse in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Wilhelm Posse in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Posse, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Harpist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bromberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1925 |
| Place of death | Berlin |