Hermann Zilcher (18 August 1881 – 1 January 1948) was a German composer,

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, conductor, and music teacher. His compositional oeuvre includes orchestral and

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works, two

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and songs,

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s, piano works, and numerous works for

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. As a music teacher, Zilcher also enjoyed an outstanding reputation. His students included, among others,

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, Maria Landes-Hindemith, and

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. After the seizure of power by the

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, Zilcher became a member of the party, a fact for which he would later be criticized.

Early life and education

Zilcher received early piano lessons from his father, Paul Zilcher, who was known as a composer of

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piano and chamber music. He studied from 1897 at the Dr. Hoch Conservatory in

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, piano with

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and

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with

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, and composition with Bernhard Scholz. At graduation, he was awarded the Mozart Prize.

Career

In 1901, Zilcher moved to Berlin, where he quickly established himself mainly as a pianist for singers and instrumentalists, with concert tours, which made him internationally known in the United States and in Europe. In 1905, he returned to Frankfurt as a piano teacher at the Dr. Hoch Conservatory. In 1908, he was appointed by Felix Mottl as a piano professor and in 1916 as a composition professor at the Academy of Music in

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. In Munich, he worked closely with the head of the

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, for whom he wrote

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. In 1920, Zilcher became director of the Bavarian State Conservatory of Music in

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and founded the Würzburg Mozart Festival in 1922, which soon became internationally famous. For these accomplishments, Zilcher was appointed in 1924 Privy Councillor by the

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n government and the University of Würzburg awarded him an honorary doctorate. In the late 1920s, Zilcher founded the Würzburg Chamber Orchestra, which achieved nationwide renown. As a result, he became increasingly engaged as guest conductor of other orchestras; for example, he conducted the

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, at the invitation of

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. At this time, Zilcher conducted works of

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, and

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. In 1933, Hindemith joined in a concert in Würzburg under Zilcher conducting as a soloist of his

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, Op. 36., as the pianist of the Zilcher Trio with violinist Adolf Schiering and cellist Ernst Chanbley. Zilcher performed works of

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in 1932. In 1941, his violin concerto, Op. 92. was premiered in a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Wilhelm Furtwängler. Due to a long-standing dispute, Zilcher was deprived of the management of the Mozart Festival and the directorship of the music school in 1943. In the final phase of

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, Zilcher was approved to not serving on the front line, but was involved in the preparations for the Mozart Festival. Zilcher, after an anonymous complaint, was deposed as director of the Würzburg Conservatory due to his activities in the Nazi era. The US military administration sentenced him to logging operations, where he injured his hands. Due to a

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, he was exempted from this work. Zilcher composed a fifth symphony in 1947. He had long suffered from a weak heart and died suddenly on 1 January 1948 at the age of 66 in Würzburg.

Music and influences

Zilcher is counted among the traditionalists of the 20th century and stands somewhere between late

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and

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characterized Zilcher as follows: "one of the greatest German composers in the semi-

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tradition, with a neo-romantic and semi-

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tonal direction." Musicologist Barbara Haas commented: "Hermann Zilcher ..can be seen as a composer of the middle; between old and new; He was a composer of moderate

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, whose musical language evolved from the music of the 19th century, which was enriched with original personality traits. These personality traits are reflected in a tendency to simplicity and clarity of form, in a tendency to elaborate

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as well, and, especially in his late work - to

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concentration and uniform sentiment." There is also a preference for the "Volkston" (in the style of

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), similar to his models of Schumann and Brahms, but which is also to be found in more modern composers like Bartok or

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. Zilcher had special success in his lifetime with the

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''Die Liebesmesse'' ("The Love Fair") premiere 1913 in

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, France, with his "Deutschen Volksliederspiel" for four mixed voices and piano in 1915, and with the première of his violin concerto No. 2 in 1942 by Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmonic. In addition to the posthumous premiere of his last symphony. 5 the led by Eugen Jochum (... "und dennoch ...) which was well received in

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in 1948. In Germany, his works were rarely performed until the 1990s. Zilcher music again regained broader interest, with CD releases, and an increasing number of performances.

Personal life

Zilcher was the father of actress Eva Zilcher and conductor Heinz Reinhart Zilcher.

Selected works

;Stage * ''Fitzebutze'', Traumspiel in 5 acts by

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, Op. 19 * ''Wie es euch gefällt'' (As You Like It), Incidental Music, Op. 33; for the play by

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* ''Das Wintermärchen'' (The Winter's Tale), Incidental Music for small orchestra, Op. 39; for the play by William Shakespeare * ''Doktor Eisenbart'', Comic Opera in 3 acts after

(libretto by

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), Op. 45 (1920) * ''Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung'' (The Taming of the Shrew), Incidental Music for 12 instruments or small orchestra, Op. 54 (1925); for the play by

* ''Komödie der Irrungen'' (The Comedy of Errors) for 12 instruments (percussion) or small orchestra, Op. 73 (1935); for the play by William Shakespeare * ''Palm'', Incidental Music for small orchestra, Op. 79 (1935); for the play by Josef Wenter * ''Ein Sommernachtstraum'' (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Incidental Music, Op. 93 (1940); for the play by William Shakespeare ;Orchestral * ''Variationen'' (Variations) in B minor (1898) * ''Sinfonietta'' in E major for string orchestra, Op. 1 (1900) * Suite in G major, Op. 4 (1903) * Symphony No. 1 in A Major, op. 17 (1906) * Symphony No. 2 in F minor, Op. 23 (1908–1909) * ''An mein deutsches Land'', Overture for orchestra and chorus ad libitum, Op. 48 * ''Tanz-Fantasie'' (Dance Fantasy), Op. 71 (1933) * ''Musica buffa'', 10 Intermezzi for 12 instruments (percussion) or small orchestra, Op. 73a (1935); extracted from the incidental music for ''Komödie der Irrungen'' * ''Rameau-Suite'' for small orchestra, Op. 76 (1934); also for violin, cello and piano * ''Heinkel-Marsch'', Op. 83 (1936) * Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 84 * Symphony No. 5 "''...und dennoch!...''" in C minor, Op. 112 (1947) ;Concertante * Concerto in D minor for 2 violins and orchestra, Op. 9 * Concerto No. 1 in B minor for violin and small orchestra, Op. 11 * ''Suite in vier Sätzen'' (Suite in Four Movements) in G major for 2 violins and small orchestra, Op. 15 * ''Skizzen aus dem Orient'' (Sketches from the Orient) for violin and chamber orchestra, Op. 18 (1906) * Concerto No. 1 in B minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 20 (1906) * ''Konzertstück in einem Satze'' (Concert Piece in One Movement) in A minor for cello and orchestra, Op. 21 (1904) * ''Klage'', Konzertstück in F minor for violin and small orchestra, Op. 22 (1908) * ''Nacht und Morgen'' for 2 pianos, timpani and string orchestra, Op. 24 (1909) * ''Konzertstück über ein Thema von W. A. Mozart'' in D major for flute and small orchestra, Op. 81 (1936) * Concerto No. 2 in A major for violin and orchestra, Op. 92 (1942) * ''Variationen über ein Thema von W. A. Mozart'' for cello and small orchestra, Op. 95 * ''Bayerische Suite'' (Bavarian Suite) for accordion and orchestra, Op. 98 * ''Kammerkonzert'', Concerto No. 2 in F major for piano and orchestra (13 instruments), Op. 102 (1945) ;Chamber music * ''4 Weihnachtsstücke'' (4 Christmas Pieces) for violin and piano (1892) * ''3 Stücke'' (3 Pieces) for violin and piano (1894) * ''Phantasie-Sonate'' for violin and piano (1895) * Piano Trio (1896) * Sonata in A major for violin and piano (1898) * Quintet in F minor for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano, Op. Juv. 30 (1899); also for stringed instruments * String Quartet in C minor (1900) * ''2 Stücke'' (2 Pieces) for violin and piano, Op. 3 * ''2 Stücke'' (2 Pieces) for 2 violins, Op. 7 * Sonata in D major for violin and piano, Op. 16 * ''Idyllen'' (Idylls) for violin, cello (or viola) and piano, Op. 17 * ''Ein Gedenkblatt'' for violin, cello (or viola) and piano, Op. 18 * Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 42 (1918) * ''Winterlandschaft'' (Winter Landscape) for cello and piano, Op. 53 * Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 56 (1926) * ''Schmerzliches adagio'' for clarinet and piano, Op. 49 * ''Rameau-Suite'', Op. 76 (1934); also for small orchestra * Suite in G major for string quartet, Op. 77 * ''Kleine Serenade'' (Little Serenade) for oboe, clarinet, horn and viola, Op. 80 (1935) * Duet for violin and cello, Op. 89 * ''Trio in Form von Variationen'' in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano, Op. 90 (1938) * ''Bläserquintett "Vier Jahreszeiten"'' (Woodwind Quintet "The Four Seasons") in A major for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, Op. 91 (1941) * ''Variationen über ein Thema von Mozart'' for violin and accordion, Op. 94; theme from ''Divertimento No. 2'', K. 131 (1772) * ''Variationen über ein fränkisches Volkslied'' for violin and accordion, Op. 97 * ''Variationen über ein Thema von Schubert'' for violin and accordion, Op. 99 * ''Variationen über ein Thema von Mozart'' for clarinet, cello (or viola) and piano, Op. 101 * String Quartet in C minor, Op. 104 (1945) * ''Haus-Musik'', 3 Pieces for violin or flute, accordion and piano, Op. 110 (1946) ;Accordion * ''3 Stücke'', Op. 82 :# ''Abendstimmung'' :# ''Jahrmarktsbilder'' :# ''Harmoniker-Marsch'' * ''Ländliche Musiken'' (Music on the Green), 3 Pieces for accordion orchestra, Op. 88a * ''Aus meiner Ferienmappe'', 5 Pieces, Op. 88b :: ''Tanz auf der Wiese'' :: ''Wächterlied'' * ''Amselmelodien'', Op. 98a * ''Kleine Übungs- und Vortragsstücke'', Op. 103 * ''Schüler und Lehrer'', 5 Duets for 2 accordions, Op. 106 (1946) ;Piano * ''4 Humoresken'', Op. 5 (1903) * ''4 Clavierstücke'' (4 Piano Pieces), Op. 6 * ''6 kleine Stücke'' (4 Little Pieces) for piano 4-hands, Op. 8 (1902) * ''7 Skizzen'' (7 Sketches), Op. 26 (1911) * ''Bilderbuch'', 9 Klangstudien (9 Sound Studies), Op. 34 (1916) * Symphony No. 3 in A major for 2 pianos, Op. 50 (1923) * ''Winterbilder'' (Winter Scenes), 5 Short Pieces, Op. 57 (c.1926) * ''Klänge der Nacht'' (Night-Sounds), 6 Pieces, Op. 58 (1927) * ''Drei Weihnachtsstücke'' (3 Christmas Pieces), Op. 61 * ''Vier leichte Stücke'' (4 Easy Pieces) for piano 4-hands ;Vocal * ''5 Lieder'' (5 Songs) for medium voice and piano, Op. 10 * ''4 Lieder'' (4 Songs) for high voice and piano, Op. 12 * ''4 Lieder'' (4 Songs) for medium voice and piano, Op. 13 * ''4 Lieder'' (4 Songs) for low voice and piano, Op. 14 * ''Dehmel-Zyklus'', 14 Poems from ''Erlösungen'', ''Weib und Welt'' and ''Aber die Liebe'', for soprano, tenor and piano, Op. 25 (1919); words by

* ''Hölderlin'', Symphonic Cycle for tenor (or baritone) and orchestra, Op. 28 (1912–1913) * ''4 Kriegslieder'' for voice and piano, Op. 30 (1914) * ''Deutsches Volksliederspiel'', 16 Folk Songs for 4 voices and piano, Op. 32 (1915) * ''Ein Tanz Lied'' for

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soprano, violin and piano, Op. 36 * ''15 kleine Lieder nach den Hey-Speckter'schen Fabeln'' for voice and piano, Op. 37 * ''Aus dem Hohelied Salomonis'', Variations for 2 voices (alto, baritone), string quartet and piano, Op. 38 (c.1918) * ''4 Lieder'' (4 Songs) for voice and piano, Op. 40 * ''3 Gedichte von Richard Dehmel'' (3 Poems of Richard Dehmel) for voice and piano, Op. 41; words by

* ''Die Natur: Hymnus von Goethe'' for medium voice and piano, Op. 47 (1922); words by

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* ''Goethe-Lieder'' for voice and piano, Op. 51 (1923); words by

* ''Marienlieder'', Cycle of 11 songs for high voice and string quartet, Op. 52 * ''3 Gedichte von Goethe'' for high voice and orchestra, Op. 59 (c.1926); words by

* ''Eichendorff-Zyklus'' for voice and piano, Op. 60 (1927); words by

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* ''Rokoko-Suite'' for high voice, violin, cello and piano, Op. 65 * ''Fantasie'' for high voice, piano and orchestra, Op. 66 (1931); words from ''Trilogie der Leidenschaft'' by

* ''2 Gedichte'' for high voice, flute, trombone and small orchestra, Op. 78 ;Choral * ''Die Liebesmesse'' in 3 parts for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 27 (1911–1913) :# Mann und Weib :# Gott :# Die Welt * ''Chiemsee-Terzette'' for 3 female voices (solo or chorus), Op. 46 * ''Lied des Schülers'' for school chorus, violin, harmonium and piano 4-hands, Op. 55 (1925) * ''2 Gedichte von Goethe'' for male chorus and orchestra, Op. 62 (1927–1928) * ''Töne Lied, aus weiter Ferne...'', 4 Poems for male chorus and string orchestra ad libitum, Op. 68 (1931); words by

* ''Deutscher Glaube'', Hymn for mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 69 (1931) * ''Gebet der Jugend'', Hymn for soprano, mixed chorus, children's chorus and orchestra, Op. 75 (1934); words by Karl Maria Kaufmann * ''An die Künstler'' for soprano, male chorus and orchestra, Op. 86 (1938); words by

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* ''Vater unser'' for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra, Op. 87 (1938); words by

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Literature

* Barbara Haas, ''Komponisten in Bayern'' (1999), * Barbara Haas andothers;a. ''Hermann Zilcher'' (Monographie mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen und Fotos), Verlag Dr. Hans Schneider, Tutzing 1999 . * Michael Klubertanz: ''Hermann Zilcher'' in '' MGG'', Kassel 2006. * Matthias Wagner: ''Geheimrat Professor Dr. h. c. Hermann Zilcher. Aspekte seiner Würzburger Jahre im Spiegel neuer Aktenfunde'', in ''Mainfränkisches Jahrbuch für Geschichte und Kunst, Band 50'', S. 114–135, Würzburg 1998. * ''Hermann Zilcher – Ein Leben für die Musik'', Ausstellungskatalog der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek 1981. * Theodor Hlouschek: ''Hermann Zilcher, sein Leben, sein Werk'', Weimar 1952. * Hans Schneider: ''Hermann Zilcher 1881–1948. Heiteres aus einem Würzburger Künstlerleben. Erlebt, gesammelt und niedergeschrieben von Hans Schneider. Ein Liebhaberdruck aus dem Echterhaus'', Würzburg 1980. * Peter Cahn: ''Das Hoch'sche Konservatorium in Frankfurt am Main 1878–1978'' Frankfurt/M. 1979. * Hans Oppenheim: ''Hermann Zilcher, sein Leben, sein Werk.'' In: ''Zeitgenössische Komponisten, München'' 1921. *

: Artikel ''Hermann Zilcher.'' In: ''Das neue Musik-Lexikon'', Berlin 1926 S. 726.

References

External links

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Hermann Zilcher website
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