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Emil Naumann (8 September 1827 – 23 June 1888) was a German composer and
Born in Berlin, Naumann was the son of the physician Moritz Naumann (1798–1871) and grandson of the ''The History of Music
on Cambridge.org
Emil Naumann (8 September 1827 – 23 June 1888) was a German composer and church music
Church music is a genre of Christian music written for performance in church, or any musical setting of ecclesiastical liturgy, or music set to words expressing propositions of a sacred nature, such as a hymn.
History
Early Christian musi ...
ian.
Life
Born in Berlin, Naumann was the son of the physician Moritz Naumann (1798–1871) and grandson of the ''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 i ...
'' Johann Gottlieb Naumann
Johann Gottlieb Naumann (17 April 1741 – 23 October 1801) was a German composer, conductor, and Kapellmeister.
Life
Johann Gottlieb Naumann was born in Blasewitz and received his musical training from the teachers at his town school, where h ...
. His sister was the singer and composer Ida Naumann, ''née'' Becker (1832–1897).
After studying music in Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
, he was a pupil of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonie ...
at the Leipzig Conservatory
The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig () is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik (Conservatory of Music), it is the oldest music ...
from 1842 to 1844. In 1850, he succeeded Otto Nicolai
Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (9 June 1810 – 11 May 1849) was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's comedy ''The Merry Wives of Wi ...
as court church music director in Berlin. In this capacity, he published "Über die Einführung des Psalmengesangs in die evangelische Kirche" in 1856. Naumann published three volumes of the "Psalms for all Sundays and Holidays of the Protestant Church Year", commissioned by King Frederick William IV of Prussia
Frederick William IV (; 15 October 1795 – 2 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, was King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 until his death on 2 January 1861. Also referred to as the "romanticist on the th ...
for the . From 1873, he taught at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden. There, one of his students was Georg Pittrich (1870–1934). Naumann died in 1888 in Dresden at the age of 66 and was buried in the there.
His writings on music theory
Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...
also include ''Die Tonkunst in der Culturgeschichte'' (2 parts, both 1869) and ''Illustrierte Musikgeschichte'' (2 parts, both 1885).on Cambridge.org
Work
* ''Illustrirte Musikgeschichte. Die Entwicklung der Tonkunst aus frühesten Anfängen bis auf die Gegenwart von Emil Naumann, K. Professor und Hofkirchenmusikdirektor. Erster Band''; Berlin & Stuttgart, Verlag von W. Spemann (foreword of 1885) * ''Emil Naumanns Illustrierte Musikgeschichte. Vollständig neubearbeitet und bis auf die Gegenwart fortgeführt von Eugen Schmitz. Einleitung und Vorgeschichte von Leopold Schmidt. 30 Kunst- und 32 Notenbeilagen. 273 Textabbildungen. Neunte Auflage''; Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig (Vorwort zur 9. Auflage von 1928)Choral work
* ''Christus der Friedensbote'', Oratorium (premiered in Berlin 1849,Sing-Akademie zu Berlin
The Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, also known as the Berliner Singakademie, is a musical (originally choral) society founded in Berlin in 1791 by Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, harpsichordist to the court of Prussia, on the model of the 18th-centu ...
)
* ''Der Herr ist König'' (Psalm 93) op. 18 (Berlin 2003)
* ''Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes'' (Psalm 19) op. 17 for 8-part 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 ...
(Berlin 2003)
* ''Du Hirte Israels, höre'' (Psalm 80) (Berlin 2003)
* ''Herr, der du bist vormals gnädig gewesen'' (Psalm 85) op. 19 (Berlin 2003)
* ''Herr, unser Herrscher'' (Psalm 8) (Berlin 2003)
Further reading
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External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naumann, Emil 19th-century German composers 19th-century hymnwriters German Romantic composers 1827 births 1888 deaths Composers from Berlin