Gustav Adolf Hinke (24 August 1844 – 5 August 1893) was a German classical oboist.

Life

Born in

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

, Hinke was born in 1844 as the son of a musician. He attended the Dresden

Kreuzschule The ''Kreuzschule'' (German for "School of the Cross") in Dresden (also known by its Latin name, ''schola crucis'') is the oldest surviving school in Dresden and one of the oldest in Germany. As early as 1300, a schoolmaster (''Cunradus puerorum re ...

from 1857 and studied

oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. A ...

with Rudolf Hiebendahl at the

Dresden Conservatory Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the List ...

from 1859 to 1864. He was also taught piano by Julius Adolf Rühlmann and others. In 1865 he became an aspirant in the

Staatskapelle Dresden The Staatskapelle Dresden (known formally as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden) is a German orchestra based in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. Founded in 1548 by Maurice, Elector of Saxony, it is one of the world's oldest and most highly re ...

. In 1867 he then became a member (1st oboist) in the

Gewandhausorchester The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...

in Leipzig. In addition he taught from 1873 to 1878 at the Leipzig Conservatory. Among his students was Alfred Gleißberg. Hinke was editor of an oboe school by C. F. Peters Musikverlag in Leipzig. Hinke died in Leipzig at age 48.

Works

* ''Praktische Elementarschule für Oboe''. C. F. Peters Musikverlag. *

Alfred Sous Alfred Sous (24 November 1925 – 6 April 2011) was a German classical oboist, University lecturer and writer. Life Born in Rheydt, at the age of 14 Sous began his music education at the . In 1942 he was drafted. After his training as a soldier ...

: ''Neue Oboenschule. Unter Einbeziehung der Elementarschule für Oboe von Gustav Adolf Hinke''. Edition Peters.

Literature

* Hans-Rainer Jung, Claudius Böhm: ''Das Gewandhaus-Orchester. Seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743.''''Das Gewandhaus Orchester : seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743''
on WorldCat Faber & Faber, Leipzig 2006, , .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinke, Gustav German classical oboists 1844 births 1893 deaths Musicians from Dresden 19th-century classical musicians