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Emil Naumann (8 September 1827 – 23 June 1888) was a German composer and church musician.
Born in Berlin, Naumann was the son of the physician Moritz Naumann (1798–1871) and grandson of the ''The History of Music
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Emil Naumann (8 September 1827 – 23 June 1888) was a German composer and church musician.
Life
Born in Berlin, Naumann was the son of the physician Moritz Naumann (1798–1871) and grandson of the ''Kapellmeister
(, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...
'' Johann Gottlieb Naumann. His sister was the singer and composer Ida Naumann, ''née'' Becker (1832–1897).
After studying music in Frankfurt, he was a pupil of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...
at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1842 to 1844. In 1850, he succeeded Otto Nicolai
Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (9 June 1810 – 11 May 1849) was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's comedy ''The Merry Wives of Wi ...
as court church music director in Berlin. In this capacity, he published "Über die Einführung des Psalmengesangs in die evangelische Kirche" in 1856. Naumann published three volumes of the "Psalms for all Sundays and Holidays of the Protestant Church Year", commissioned by King Frederick William IV of Prussia
Frederick William IV (german: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 17952 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 to his death on 2 January 1861. Also referred to ...
for the . From 1873, he taught at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden
' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...
. There, one of his students was Georg Pittrich
George Washington Pittrich (22 February 1870 – 17 March 1934) was a German composer and ''Kapellmeister''.
Life
Born in Dresden, Pittrich attended the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber from 1884 to 1890, whose curriculum included theo ...
(1870–1934). Naumann died in 1888 in Dresden at the age of 66 and was buried in the there.
His writings on music theory
Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (ke ...
also include ''Die Tonkunst in der Culturgeschichte'' (2 parts, both 1869) and ''Illustrierte Musikgeschichte'' (2 parts, both 1885).on Cambridge.org
Work
* ''Illustrirte Musikgeschichte. Die Entwicklung der Tonkunst aus frühesten Anfängen bis auf die Gegenwart von Emil Naumann, K. Professor und Hofkirchenmusikdirektor. Erster Band''; Berlin & Stuttgart, Verlag von W. Spemann (foreword of 1885) * ''Emil Naumanns Illustrierte Musikgeschichte. Vollständig neubearbeitet und bis auf die Gegenwart fortgeführt vonEugen Schmitz
Eugen Schmitz (12 July 1882 – 10 July 1959) was a German musicologist and music critic.
Life
Schmitz was born in Neuburg an der Donau. The descendant of the violin virtuoso, composer and court kapellmeister Louis Spohr first studied law, then ...
. Einleitung und Vorgeschichte von Leopold Schmidt
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. 30 Kunst- und 32 Notenbeilagen. 273 Textabbildungen. Neunte Auflage''; Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig (Vorwort zur 9. Auflage von 1928)
Choral work
* ''Christus der Friedensbote'', Oratorium (premiered in Berlin 1849, Sing-Akademie zu Berlin) * ''Der Herr ist König'' (Psalm 93) op. 18 (Berlin 2003) * ''Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes'' (Psalm 19) op. 17 for 8-partmixed choir
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(Berlin 2003)
* ''Du Hirte Israels, höre'' (Psalm 80) (Berlin 2003)
* ''Herr, der du bist vormals gnädig gewesen'' (Psalm 85) op. 19 (Berlin 2003)
* ''Herr, unser Herrscher'' (Psalm 8) (Berlin 2003)
Further reading
* InReferences
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naumann, Emil 19th-century German composers 19th-century hymnwriters German Romantic composers 1827 births 1888 deaths Composers from Berlin