Hermann Erdlen (16 July 1893 – 30 June 1972) was a German composer.

Life

Born in

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, Erdlen received his musical education at the Bernuth Conservatory in his native town and through studies with Emil Krause (composition), Goby Eberhardt (violin), Karl Goltermann (piano and organ) and Wilhelm Vilmar (singing). Like

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, he was active in the ''Lobeda Movement'' founded by Carl Hannemann, whose members were later particularly fond of his ''Deutsches Requiem'' and the ''Saar-Kantate''. The first song compositions by him appeared as early as 1910. In addition to his work as a composer, he was active as a music writer and

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from 1911 to 1936 and gave guest performances as a conductor in Hamburg, Wiesbaden, Kiel, Dresden and at the . From 1928, he taught

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, historical

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and instrumentation at the Hansische and at the Institut für Lehrerfortbildung in Hamburg. Since 1 May 1937, Erdlen was a member of the

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(member number: 4.956.880).

Fred K. Prieberg Fred K. Prieberg (3 June 1928 in Berlin – 28 March 2010 in Neuried) was a German musicologist. He was a pioneer in the field of history of music and musicians under the Nazi regime. Works Independent publications * ''Musik unterm Strich. Pano ...

: ''Handbuch deutsche Musiker 1933–1945'', CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel 2004, . From 1945 onwards, he worked as a freelance artist and music writer in Hamburg. Erdlen wrote works for orchestral and chamber music ensembles, works for (amateur) choir, solo songs and also stage music. His musical legacy can be found in the Deutsches Komponistenarchiv in the in Dresden.Eintrag im Bestandsverzeichnis des Deutschen Komponistenarchivs
/ref> Erdlen died in Hamburg at the age of 78.

Work

Orchestral work * ''Passacaglia und Fuge'' * ''Finnische Tänze'' * ''Konzertouvertüre BBC'' Chamber music * ''Sonate in D für Violine und Klavier'' * ''Chaconne für Violine und Orgel'' * ''Thema und 12 Variationen über "Der Winter ist vergangen"'' Choral work * ''Zeit zu Zeit'' * ''Requiem für die Gefallenen'' * ''"Aber dies, aber das", ein Löns-Liederspiel'' Stage music * ''Der Gaukler und das Klingelspiel'' * ''Alpenkönig und Menschenfeind'' * ''1000 Jahre Hamburg'' Others * ''88 Spielübungen für die diatonische

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erdlen, Hermann 20th-century classical composers 1893 births 1972 deaths Composers from Hamburg Nazi Party members