Hermann Graedener or Grädener (8 May 1844 – 15 September 1929) was a German
composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
,
conductor and
teacher
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.
Biography
He was born in
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...
in the
Duchy of Holstein
The Duchy of Holstein (german: Herzogtum Holstein, da, Hertugdømmet Holsten) was the northernmost state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It originated when King Christian I of Denmark had his ...
. He was educated by his father, composer
Karl Graedener
Karl Graedener (14 January 1812 – 10 June 1883) was a German composer.
Biography
He was born in Rostock.William Lines Hubbard, George W. Andrews, Edward Dickinson, Arthur Foote, Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall, Emil Liebling (1908). , p. 3 ...
. He then studied at the
Vienna Conservatory. From 1862 he was
organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...
at the
Lutheran City Church
The Lutheran City Church is a Lutheran church building in Innere Stadt, the first district of Vienna.
Location and architecture
The Lutheran City Church is located at Dorotheergasse 18, next to the Reformed City Church and opposite of the auct ...
in
Vienna
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, and from 1864
violin
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ist in the court's orchestra. He taught at the Vienna Conservatory from 1877 to 1913, being a professor from 1882. Between 1892 and 1896 he was director of the
Wiener Singakademie
The Wiener Singakademie is a choir in Vienna, Austria.
History
As the first mixed choir in Vienna, the Wiener Singakademie was founded in 1858 to establish a "Singübungsanstalt" - an institution for the training of voices. It aims to promote th ...
. He died in Vienna.
His compositions, influenced by
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...
, include two
symphonies
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning com ...
, two violin
concertos
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and two
piano
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concertos.
He was the father of the writer
Hermann Graedener
Hermann Graedener or Grädener (8 May 1844 – 15 September 1929) was a German composer, conductor and teacher.
Biography
He was born in Kiel in the Duchy of Holstein. He was educated by his father, composer Karl Graedener. He then studied ...
.
See also
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Graedener
External links
Biography*
1844 births
1929 deaths
19th-century classical composers
20th-century classical composers
Austrian classical composers
Composers from Vienna
Austrian conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
Austrian classical organists
Austrian classical violinists
Male classical violinists
Musicians from Kiel
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