Prelude In G Minor - Muziek

Prelude In G Minor by Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann

Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann

Biografie van de kunstenaar Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann

Hartmann 1805-1900 Was A Danish Composer And Came From A Musical Family Of German Descent. Although He Received His Music Lessons Initially From His Father He Taught Himself As Much As Possible. He Complied With His Father's Wishes For Him To Study Jurisprudence And Consequently Worked As A Civil Servant From 1829 To 1870 But Also Pursued An Extensive Musical Career. By 1824 He Was Already The Organist At The Garnisons Kirke In Copenhagen And In 1832 He Made His Debut As A Composer With The Opera Ravnen The Raven . In 1836 He Made His First Study Tour To Germany And France Where He Made The Acquaintance Of Such Significant Musical Figures As Frédéric Chopin Gioachino Rossini Luigi Cherubini And Louis Spohr. Spohr And The Danish Composer Christopher Ernst Friedrich Weyse Were Hartmann's Most Important Mentors. Further Journeys To Germany Followed In The Next Few Years During Which He Also Founded The Danish Musical Association In 1836 Remaining Its Chairman Until The End Of His Life. In 1843 He Transferred From The Garnisons Kirke To Play The Organ For The Vor Frue Kirke And Became The Director Of The Student Choral Association. He Also Held Both These Posts Until His Death. In 1867 After Having Taught At The Conservatory Of Giuseppe Siboni Since 1827 Hartmann Helped Co-Establish And Direct The Copenhagen Conservatory With Niels Wilhelm Gade And Holger Simon Paulli. During His Lifetime Hartmann Occupied A Central Place In Danish Musical Life And Was Considered By Many To Be An Absolute Authority On Musical Matters. His Son Emil Hartmann Also Became A Composer While Niels Wilhelm Gade Was His Son-In-Law. Hartmann's Works Were Characterized By Artistic Seriousness Dramatic Vitality And In Particular By National Coloring Which Appealed Deeply To Danish Audiences. The Nordic Elements Which Could Be Discerned In The Themes Based On Folksongs Modulations And The Tendency Towards Rather Dark Sounds Emerged Strongly After The 1830s. Hartmann United These Romantic Influences With A Strong Control Over Both Form And Theme Acquired Through His Classical Training And Often Reminiscent Of Felix Mendelssohn.