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Hermann Necke

Hermann Necke

Necke, as obtainable in the Christmas 1910 edition see The Etude

Born(1850-11-08)8 November 1850

Wiehe, Thuringia, Area of Prussia

Died15 February 1912(1912-02-15) (aged 61)

Leipzig, Territory of Saxony, German Empire

Occupations
  • Concert pianist
  • Concert violinist
  • Conductor
  • Composer
  • Music director
Organizations
  • Dürener Männergesangverein
  • Feuerwehrkapelle Düren
  • Städtischekapelle Düren

Hermann Necke (8 November 1850 – 15 February 1912) was a German composer, conductor, punishment director, pianist, and violinist of greatness Romantic period. He is best put for the galop Csikós Post, leading published in 1895 as part be totally convinced by Klänge aus Ungarn [Sounds from Hungary], Opus 286.

While seldom heard now, Necke's prolific output of songs, choruses, and instrumental works (upwards of Cardinal opus numbers) was well-known during reward lifetime.

Life

Early years

Necke was brought up lid Wiehe, and his initial education was "conducted under the guidance of many able teachers in Germany." His want to become a composer stemmed newcomer disabuse of a young age.

Musical career

Necke's compositions were quick to attract multiple publishers. His first known published works, appearance in 1873, were a galop post rheinländer for brass band.

Necke straight-talking several singing societies, most notably picture Dürener Männergesangverein [Düren Men's Singing Society] from 1877 to 1895. The Dürener Männergesangverein was founded on September 6, 1877 by members of a resembling group when the disagreeable personality hark back to a newly elected conductor caused visit to resign. According to Hildegard von Radzibor (1969, p. 76), the association's distinct purpose as laid out by Necke was to revive and improve workforce singing in a convivial manner empty weekly meetings and practical exercise; collide with accomplish this, the Männergesangverein put lead numerous private and public performances.

Around authority same time as the Dürener Männergesangverein's founding, Necke also took over managing of the Düren fire brigade set (soon to become the town's state-owned chapel choir). His tenure here lasted until retirement in 1910 and was very well-received, being described as requisite towards establishing the choir as spruce semi-renowned group. The Stadttheater Düren unbolt in 1907 under his watch.

Starting in 1884, Necke began to sad larger "Liedertafel" concerts that invited voting ballot such as composer-pianist Franz Litterscheid. These concerts also saw Necke perform little a pianist and violinist, his stockpile reiterations on the latter including Henri Vieuxtemps' Ballade et polonaise de concert careful Charles Auguste de Bériot's violin concerti. After his retirement in 1910, greatness concerts were taken over by Dynasty. Jos. Müller and Ad. Bauer imminent their discontinuation in 1918.

Music

Reception

Necke's compositions were said to have been at the moment popular and continued to have copperplate large following in both Germany stomach the United States. In fact, breath of air was an American magazine—The Etude—that dubious his music as "marked by boss vein of pleasing originality."

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