This article is about the composer born 1837. For the film music composer, see de:Hans Sommer (Komponist, 1904).
Hans Sommer (born 20 July 1837 in Braunschweig (Brunswick) – 26 April 1922 in Braunschweig) was a German composer and mathematician.
Hans Sommer
Sommer was born Hans Friedrich August Zincke in Braunschweig in 1837.[1]
Before going into music full-time, Sommer, who had studied mathematics and physics in Braunschweig and Göttingen, was also a noted mathematician.[2] He served as the director of the Braunschweig University of Technology, where he taught mathematics, from 1875 to 1881.[3]
He was most successful as a composer for the theatre. Several of his operas used librettos based on fairy tales and were first produced at Brunswick: Der Nachtwächter (1865), Loreley (1891), Rübezahl und der Sackpfeifer von Neisse (1904), Riquet mit dem Schopf (1907) and Der Waldschratt (1912).Saint Foix, a one-act opera, was given at Munich in 1894 and Der Meermann at Weimar in 1896; Der Vetter aus Bremen (1865), Augustin (1898) and Münchhausen (1896–8) were not performed. His incidental music to Hans von Wolzogen's Das Schloss der Herzen (1891) was first performed in 1897 in Berlin, in concert form. He placed great importance on the literary quality of his librettos, and corresponded with numerous librettists and composers. His many songs, at one time known in England, include the cycles Der Rattenfänger von Hameln, Der wilde Jäger and Sapphos Gesänge; he also wrote orchestral works and male-voice choruses.
Sommer was active in initiating the institution of composer's performance rights and was instrumental in recruiting Richard Strauss to that cause.[4]
^Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians via Encyclopedia.com.
^John Alexander Fuller-Maitland -Masters of German Music 1894- Page 276 "When Richard Strauss was born, Hans Sommer was twenty-six years old, and yet he is properly to be considered among the younger composers, since his early life was passed in a very different sphere of work — as a professor of ..."
^Short biography of Hans Sommer. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
^Charles Youmans -The Cambridge Companion to Richard Strauss 2010 p252 1139828525 "Far too many authors misstate Strauss's role in the initial phases of this crusade by making him the instigator, when in fact Hans Sommer was the intellectual father of the cause.48 it was only after Sommer had published an article on the issue in early 1898 and then sent a copy to Strauss..."
April 11, 2024
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This article is about the composer born 1837 For the film music composer see de Hans Sommer Komponist 1904 Hans Sommer born 20 July 1837 in Braunschweig Brunswick 26 April 1922 in Braunschweig was a German composer and mathematician Hans SommerSommer was born Hans Friedrich August Zincke in Braunschweig in 1837 1 Before going into music full time Sommer who had studied mathematics and physics in Braunschweig and Gottingen was also a noted mathematician 2 He served as the director of the Braunschweig University of Technology where he taught mathematics from 1875 to 1881 3 He was most successful as a composer for the theatre Several of his operas used librettos based on fairy tales and were first produced at Brunswick Der Nachtwachter 1865 Loreley 1891 Rubezahl und der Sackpfeifer von Neisse 1904 Riquet mit dem Schopf 1907 and Der Waldschratt 1912 Saint Foix a one act opera was given at Munich in 1894 and Der Meermann at Weimar in 1896 Der Vetter aus Bremen 1865 Augustin 1898 and Munchhausen 1896 8 were not performed His incidental music to Hans von Wolzogen s Das Schloss der Herzen 1891 was first performed in 1897 in Berlin in concert form He placed great importance on the literary quality of his librettos and corresponded with numerous librettists and composers His many songs at one time known in England include the cycles Der Rattenfanger von Hameln Der wilde Jager and Sapphos Gesange he also wrote orchestral works and male voice choruses Sommer was active in initiating the institution of composer s performance rights and was instrumental in recruiting Richard Strauss to that cause 4 Contents 1 Selected works 1 1 Lieder 1 2 Operas 1 3 Chamber music 2 Sources 3 ReferencesSelected works editLieder edit Funf Lieder op 1 1872 1873 Litolff Braunschweig 1876 Hunold Singuf 33 Rattenfangerlieder J Wolff op 4 1882 Litolff Braunschweig 1884 Sapphos Gesange C Sylva op 6 1883 1884 Litolff Braunschweig 1884 auch orchestriert 1884 1885 Universal Edition 2010 Sechs Balladen und Romanzen op 8 1885 Litolff Braunschweig 1886 Zehn Lieder J Eichendorff op 9 komp etwa 1885 Litolff Braunschweig 1886 Sieben Balladen und Romanzen op 11 1886 Litolff Braunschweig 1886 Sieben Lieder G Keller op 16 1891 Leede Leipzig 1892 Eliland K Stieler op 33 1891 1892 Litolff Braunschweig 1900 Funf Brettl Lieder op 34 1895 1901 Leede Leipzig 1901 21 Lieder J W Goethe o op 1919 1922 in Teilen veroffentlicht Litolff Braunschweig 1932 1937 20 Lieder orchestriert in Teilen veroffentlicht 2003 2010 Universal Edition Operas edit Der Nachtwachter E T Neckniz Pseudonym des Komponisten nach Theodor Korner Operette 1 Akt o op UA Braunschweig 1865 nicht gedruckt Der Vetter aus Bremen E T Neckniz Pseudonym des Komponisten nach Theodor Korner Operette 1 Akt o op nicht gedruckt Lorelei Gustav Gurski Buhnenspiel 3 Akte op 13 UA Braunschweig 1891 Leede Leipzig 1889 Saint Foix Hans von Wolzogen heiteres Buhnenspiel 1 Akt op 20 UA Munchen 1894 Leede Leipzig 1893 Der Meermann ders nordische Legende 1 Akt op 28 UA Weimar 1896 Leede Leipzig 1895 Munchhausen ders mit Ferdinand Graf Sporck und Hans Sommer Ein Schelmenstuck 3 Akte op 31 Leede Leipzig 1897 Augustin Hans von Wolzogen Fasnachtspiel 1 Akt op 32 Leede Leipzig 1899 Rubezahl und der Sackpfeifer von Neisse Eberhard Konig Dichtung und Musik 4 Akte op 36 UA Braunschweig 1904 Leede Leipzig 1904 Riquet mit dem Schopf ders Marchenspiel 3 Akte op 38 UA Braunschweig 1907 Leede Leipzig 1907 Der Waldschratt ders Spiel 3 Akte op 42 UA Braunschweig 1912 Leede Leipzig 1910Chamber music edit Klaviertrio d Moll o op komp 1858 Klavierquartett g Moll o op komp 1870 2 Fass 1884 Klaviertrio Es Dur o op komp 1884 Sources editJ A Fuller Maitland Bernd Wiechert The New Grove Dictionary of Opera edited by Stanley Sadie 1992 ISBN 0 333 73432 7 and ISBN 1 56159 228 5References edit Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians via Encyclopedia com John Alexander Fuller Maitland Masters of German Music 1894 Page 276 When Richard Strauss was born Hans Sommer was twenty six years old and yet he is properly to be considered among the younger composers since his early life was passed in a very different sphere of work as a professor of Short biography of Hans Sommer Retrieved 19 August 2012 Charles Youmans The Cambridge Companion to Richard Strauss 2010 p252 1139828525 Far too many authors misstate Strauss s role in the initial phases of this crusade by making him the instigator when in fact Hans Sommer was the intellectual father of the cause 48 it was only after Sommer had published an article on the issue in early 1898 and then sent a copy to Strauss Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Sommer composer amp oldid 1216852350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
