Julius Weismann
Julius Weismann (26 December 1879 22 December 1950) was a German pianist, conductor, and composer. • Illustration — Julius Weismann
Julius Weismann
Anonymous Unknown author · Zeitschrift für Musik. Bd. 98 (1931), Heft 1, Januar1931, vor S. 10. · Public domain
- Born
- 1879 · Freiburg im Breisgau.
- Died
- 1950 · Singen.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · pianist · librettist · musician · organist
- Fields
- opera
- Teachers
- Ludwig Thuille · Josef Rheinberger · Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Languages
- German
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Weismann was born in Freiburg im Breisgau. He studied with Josef Rheinberger and Ludwig Thuille. As a composer, he left over 150 opus numbers and numerous works without opus number. His works include six operas, three symphonies, three piano concertos, four violin concertos, eleven string quartets (two of these recently recorded in string orchestra arrangement on a cpo recording), piano music, chamber works (including a violin sonata) and about 200 lieder. Weismann's six operas were: • Schwanenweiß (1920, premiered 1923), libretto after August Strindberg • Ein Traumspiel (1924, premiered 1925), libretto after A. Strindberg • Leonce und Lena (1924, premiered 1925), after a text by Georg Büchner • Regina del Lago (1926, premiered 1928), libretto by Erica Stuber after a text by Walter Calé • Die Gespenstersonate (The Ghost Sonata), libretto after A. Strindberg (1930) • Die pfiffige Magd (1938, premiered 1939), libretto after Ludvig Holberg Weismann was also a teacher, whose students included Hans Heinsheimer. From 1934 Julius Weismann was one of the honorary chairmen of the "Working Group of National Socialist Composers". He died in Singen am Hohentweil, Lake Constance.
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Julius Weismann lived from 26 December 1879 to 22 December 1950 and was a composer, musician, organist, pianist and conductor. Julius Weismann was born on 26 December 1879 and died on 22 December 1950. The birthplace of Julius Weismann is recorded as Fribourg-en-Brisgau by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Freiburg im Breisgau by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The place of death of Julius Weismann is recorded as Singen am Hohentweil by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Singen (Hohentwiel) by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Munich and Überlingen-Nußdorf are recorded as places of activity by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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1879
Julius Weismann born at Freiburg im Breisgau.
1950
Julius Weismann died at Singen.
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Freiburg im Breisgau.
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- Weismann, Julius (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
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- 1.Sibylle Lützner: Gebrauch und Mißbrauch: Julius Weismann – ein Komponist im Spannungsfeld nationalsozialistischer Ästhetik und Kulturpolitik, in: Die dunkle Last: Musik und Nationalsozialismus, hrsg. von Brunhilde Sonntag, Hans-Werner Boresch, Dieter Gowoj; Schriften zur Musikwissenschaft und Musiktheorie Bd. 3, Köln 1999, S. 199ff.
- 2.Rudolf Lück: Julius Weismann in MGG², Personenteil, Bd. 17, Kassel 2007, Sp. 717–718.
- 3.Fred K. Prieberg: Musik im NS-Staat, Frankfurt 1982, S. 171
- 4.Fred K. Prieberg: Musik im NS-Staat, Frankfurt 1982, Seite 150ff.
- 5.Fred K. Prieberg: Handbuch Deutsche Musiker 1933–1945, CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel 2004, S. 8152–8155.
- 6.Programmheft der Uraufführung, Duisburg 11. Januar 1950
- 7.Kurzbiografie
- 8.Abschlussbericht der Kommission zur Überprüfung der Freiburger Straßennamen
- 9.Bürgerverein Oberwiehre-Waldsee: Gerechtigkeit für August Weismann
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