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Franz Servatius Bruinier
Franz Servatius Bruinier (13 May 1905 – 31 July 1928) was a pianist and composer. He was the first professional composer to collaborate with Bertolt Brecht. On account of his early death from tuberculosis, and because the results of his work went unpublished or were published only without attribution in respect of the musical score, his contribution went unrecognised by mainstream Brecht scholarship till the mid 1970s. Life Franz Servatius Bruinier was born at Biebrich, across the river from Mainz. He and his twin sister, Julie Anne Elisabeth "Anneliese" Bruinier, were the youngest of their parents six recorded children. Jan Berend Hendrik Bruinier (1863-1935) had been born in Amsterdam and come to Germany, having held a senior position with a Biebrich company since 1904 and then, in 1907, accepting appointment as Chief Executive Officer (''"Geschaeftsführer"'') with a heavy engineering firm in Berlin-Steglitz. Despite being resident and "economically active" in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biebrich (Wiesbaden)
Biebrich is a borough of the city of Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. With over 38,000 inhabitants, it is the most-populated of Wiesbaden's boroughs. It is located south of the city center on the Rhine River, opposite the Mainz borough of Mombach. Biebrich was an independent city until it was incorporated into Wiesbaden in 1926. History Numerous prehistoric and early-historical archeological finds indicate that the Biebrich area has been continuously inhabited since the Neolithic Age. In the Middle Ages, from the beginning of the reign of Charlemagne, the places ''Biburc'' (Biebrich) and ''Moskebach'' (Mosbach) were part of the Königssondergau Wiesbaden, held by the Frankish king as his personal property. Biebrich was first mentioned in historical documents in 874. King Louis the German and his entourage boarded vessels at ''Villa Biburg'' on a trip from Frankfurt to Aachen. Beginning of the 18th century, the princes (''Fürsten'') of Nassau (state), Nassau built the Baroque Schloss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
