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Hans-Sachs-Chor Nürnberg
The Hans-Sachs-Chor Nürnberg is a large concert and oratorio mixed choir with currently about 90 members. It has been directed by Guido Johannes Rumstadt since 2014. History 1891–1926 Workers' Choral Society "Union" After the repeal of Bismarck's Anti-Socialist Laws, numerous social democratic and trade union Vereins were founded. In Nuremberg, for example, 1891 the forerunner of the Hans Sachs Choir: the Union, a men's choir. It pursued the goal of ''practising music and folk culture and bringing it to the working classes''Festschrift zum 100-jährigen Bestehen des Hans-Sachs-Chors. Privatdruck, Nuremberg 1991, o. S. This was mainly done through the artistic decoration of festivals. Joint performances of the choir with the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg can be traced from about 1910. In 1911, the first "chair concert" took place, at which "no drinks were served and smoking was forbidden". 1926–1933 Volkschor "Hans Sachs" In 1926, the workers' choral society "U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Choir
A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words is the music performed by the ensemble. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire. Most choirs are led by a conductor, who leads the performances with arm, hand, and facial gestures. The term ''choir'' is very often applied to groups affiliated with a church (whether or not they actually occupy the quire), whereas a ''chorus'' performs in theatres or concert halls, but this distinction is not rigid. Choirs may sing without instruments, or accompanied by a piano, accordion, pipe organ, a small ensemble, or an orchestra. A choir can be a subset of an ensemble; thus one speaks of the "woodwind choir" of an orchestra, or different "choirs" of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Répétiteur
A (; from the French verb meaning 'to repeat, to go over, to learn, to rehearse') is an accompanist, tutor or coach of ballet dancers or opera singers. The feminine form is . Opera In opera, a is the person responsible for coaching singers and playing the piano for music and production rehearsals.Oxford English Dictionary Oxford University Press, accessed 27 July 2010 When coaching solo singers or choir members, the ' will take on a number of the roles of a : advising singers on how to improve their pitch and pronunciation, and correcting note or phrasing errors. are skilled musicians who have strong |
Meistersingerhalle
Meistersingerhalle is the municipal culture and congress centre of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. It is named after the tradition of the Meistersinger (Master singers) in the town, which Wagner reflected in his opera ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg''. Completed in 1963, it is a listed historic monument since 2007.Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg History All major cultural halls in Nürnberg were destroyed in World War II, including the . A competition for a new centre in 1958 was won by for the building and for the interior. Built from 1960 to 1963, the hall was inaugurated on 7 September 1963. The great hall (''Großer Saal''), seating 2,100 people, has a stage and features an organ, built in 1963 by G. F. Steinmeyer & Co.Informationen zu[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Bruckner
Joseph Anton Bruckner (; ; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his Symphonies by Anton Bruckner, symphonies and sacred music, which includes List of masses by Anton Bruckner, Masses, Te Deum (Bruckner), Te Deum and List of motets by Anton Bruckner, motets. The symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austrian German, Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphony, polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their Consonance and dissonance, dissonances, unprepared modulation (music), modulations, and roving harmony, harmonies. Unlike other musical radicals such as Richard Wagner and Hugo Wolf, Bruckner showed respect, even humility, before other famous musicians, Wagner in particular. This apparent dichotomy between Bruckner the man and Bruckner the composer hampers efforts to describe his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelter-Plakette
The Zelter-Plakette (Zelter Plaque) is a German national award for choirs, founded in 1956 by President Theodor Heuss. History The plaque was designed by the Cologne sculptor Heribert Calleen. The opening words of the decree of 7 August 1956 translate to: "In recognition of choral societies that have acquired many years of work in special services to the care of choral music and German folk song and therefore the promotion of cultural life, I found the Zelter-Plakette." The bronze plaque is oval, 16 cm high and 14 cm wide. It shows on its face a portrait of Carl Friedrich Zelter, the director of the first choral society Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, and on the back has a German eagle with the inscription "Für Verdienste um Chorgesang und Volkslied" (For merits in choral singing and folk song). The Zelter-Plakette is awarded by the president on the occasion of a choir's 100th anniversary, but only on request. Conditions for the award is care of choral singing in serious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochschule Für Musik Nürnberg
The Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg (formerly ''Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg'') is a music conservatoire based in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. The conservatoire has a secondary building in Augsburg. The Hochschule The Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg is the result of the merging of the ''Meistersinger-Konservatorium'' in Nuremberg and the ''Leopold-Mozart-Konservatorium'' in Augsburg in 1998. The Meistersinger-Konservatorium dates back from 1821 when Johannes Scharrer founded the ''Städtische Singschule'', which later became the State Music School (1883) and from 1972 as the "Fachakademie für Musik und Meistersinger-Konservatorium". The courses The hochschule offers degrees and postgraduate qualifications in all orchestral instruments, jazz, popular music, singing, opera, music education, conducting and composition. Notable alumni and faculty This is a partial list of present and former staff and alumni. * Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) * Measha Brueggergosman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verband Deutscher Konzertchöre
The Verband Deutscher KonzertChöre (VDKC, Association of German Concert Choirs) is a national association with seven state organisations. It represents more than 550 member choirs with more than 30,400 singers. It is a non-profit organisation, which based in Neuss. The members are concert choirs, oratorio choirs and chamber choirs who perform concerts of high quality, in genres such as Gregorian Chant, Baroque cantata, romantic period motet, contemporary oratorio and choral gospel music. History The association was founded in 1921 as ''Schutzverband Deutscher Konzertgebender Vereine''. It was renamed in 1925 as ''Reichsverband der gemischten Chöre Deutschlands''. It was newly founded after World War II as ''Verband gemischter Chöre Deutschlands'', renamed in 1956 as ''Verband Deutscher Oratorien- und Kammerchöre''. After the reunification of German, a common national organisation was formed, labelled ''Verband Deutscher KonzertChöre''. The national office is in Weimar W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opernwelt
''Opernwelt'' (''Opera World'') is a monthly German magazine for opera, operetta and ballet. It includes news about current performances, portraits of composers and performers, articles about opera houses, performance spaces, and contemporary and historical subjects from the world of opera and classical music. It reviews recordings and books and publishes monthly schedules of German and international opera houses. The magazine's website offers full text search for past issues. A year book is published every October. Awards Each year since 1994, at the end of the season, the magazine sponsors a jury of 50 critics to select the best in several categories: * opera house of the year () * staging of the year () * stage director of the year () * singer of the year () * stage- and costume designer of the year () * conductor of the year () * orchestra of the year () * premiere of the year () They are usually selected from German-speaking countries, Austria, Germany and German-speaking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Monnaie
The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (, ; , ; both translating as the "Royal Theatre of the Mint") is an opera house in central Brussels, Belgium. The National Opera of Belgium, a federal institution, takes the name of this theatre in which it is housed—La Monnaie in French or De Munt in Dutch—referring both to the building as well as the opera company. As Belgium's leading opera house, it is one of the few cultural institutions to receive financial support from the Federal Government of Belgium. Other opera houses in Belgium, such as the Vlaamse Opera and the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, are funded by regional governments. La Monnaie is located on the Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein, not far from the Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat and the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein. The current edifice is the third theatre on the site. The façade dates from 1818 with major alterations made in 1856 and 1986. The foyer and auditorium date from 1856, but almost every other element of the presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapellmeister
( , , ), from German (chapel) and (master), literally "master of the chapel choir", designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in its meaning and is today used for denoting the leader of a musical ensemble, often smaller ones used for TV, radio, and theatres. Historical usage In German-speaking countries during the approximate period 1500–1800, the word often designated the director of music for a monarch or nobleman. For English speakers, it is this sense of the term that is most often encountered, since it appears frequently in biographical writing about composers who worked in German-speaking countries. During that period, in Italy, the position (Italian: ''maestro di capella'') largely referred to directors of music assigned to cathedrals and sacred institutions rather than those under royal or aristocratic patronage. A Kapellmeister position was a senior one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singer Pur
Singer Pur is a German vocal sextet founded in 1991 by former members of the Regensburger Domspatzen. The five original members were joined by a soprano in 1994. The sextet is focussed on classical music, but who have also performed and recorded traditional folk songs and pop music. Singer Pur have recorded more than 30 CDs. Singer Pur have given concerts and workshops in nearly 60 countries all over the world. Members Recent members * Claudia Reinhard – soprano * Christian Meister – tenor * Markus Zapp – tenor * Manuel Warwitz – tenor * Jakob Steiner – baritone * Felix Meybier - bass Former members * Caroline Wegmann – soprano * Hedwig Westhoff-Düppmann – soprano * Ulrike Hofbauer – soprano * Claus Werner – tenor * Christian Wegmann – tenor * Guido Heidloff – baritone * Andreas Hirtreiter – tenor * Thomas E. Bauer – baritone * Klaus Wenk – tenor * Rüdiger Ballhorn – tenor * Reiner Schneider-Waterberg – baritone * Marcus Schmidl – bass D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Erlangen–Nuremberg
The Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (, FAU) is a Public University, public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. The name Friedrich-Alexander is derived from the university's first founder Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and its benefactor Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. FAU is a member of the German Research Foundation DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). History The university was founded in 1742 as Academia Fridericiana in Bayreuth by Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and moved to Erlangen in 1743. Christian Frederick Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (one of the two namesakes of the institution) provided significant support to the early university. From the beginning, the university was a Protestant institution, but over time it slowly secularized. In 1961, the business college in Nuremberg was merged with the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
