Wilhelm Schneider (composer)
Johann Georg Wilhelm Schneider (born October 5, 1781 in Rathenow , † October 17, 1811 in Berlin ) was a German pianist and composer .
Schneider was the son of an organist. From the age of six he received a musical education and attended the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster in Berlin. He later studied theology in Halle . From 1806 he was successful as a pianist in Berlin. He also mastered the violin , viola and violoncello . As a composer, Schneider was primarily known for his piano works and songs. Most of his songs, however, appeared only after his early death from consumption in 1811.
Schneider left two operas , 23 piano works and over 50 songs , including many settings of works by Goethe . The best known is the setting of the ballad " The King in Thule ", which was published in 1805.
Works (selection)
Songs
- To the protector of music art (1803, setting of the first song from "The strange musical life of the music artist Joseph Berglinger" in "Heart pourings of an art-loving monastery brother" by Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder and Ludwig Tieck )
- Wedding song (1803, setting of the poem "Hochzeitlied" by L. Tieck)
- Lied (1803, setting of the poem »Lied« by Friedrich Schlegel )
- Sehnsucht (1803, setting of the lilac song from "Prince Zerbino or the Journey to Good Taste" 2nd act, 5th scene by L. Tieck)
- Spiritual Song (1803, setting of the 5th "Spiritual Song" by Novalis )
- Wonne der Wehmuth (1803, setting of the poem "Wonne der Wehmuth" by Johann Wolfgang Goethe )
- The King in Thule (1805, setting of the ballad "The King in Thule" by JW Goethe)
- Die Sterne (1805, setting of the poem "Die Sterne" by Siegfried August Mahlmann )
- The Favorite Place (1805, setting of the poem "The Favorite Place" by Sophie Mereau )
- To the Redeemer (1805, setting of the poem "Bergmannsleben" by Novalis)
- Marmotte (1805, Lied des Marmotte from "The Plundersweilern Fun Fair" by JW Goethe)
Piano works
- Melodies of the best Commers songs : arranged for the piano (1801)
- Waltz (for the piano) (1803)
- Ecossaise (1803)
- Variations faciles pour le Pianoforte sur la Marche de la Tragédie: The Consecration of Power (1811)
- XI variations sur menuet à la Viganò: pour le pianoforte (1813, posthumous)
Web links
- Ernst Friedländer: Schneider, Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 144.
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Schneider in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schneider, Wilhelm |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schneider, Johann Georg Wilhelm |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1781 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rathenow |
DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 1811 |
Place of death | Berlin |