- Friedrich Silcher
Phillipp Friedrich Silcher (
June 27 ,1789 in Schnait (today part ofWeinstadt )-August 26 ,1860 inTübingen ), was a German song composer.Life
Silcher was meant to be a school teacher, but dedicated himself entirely to music in the seminary in
Ludwigsburg after he metCarl Maria von Weber . He was taught composition and piano by C. Kreutzer andJohann Nepomuk Hummel . In 1817 was named musical director at theEberhard Karls University of Tübingen . He is regarded one of the most important protagonists of choir singing. He arranged many German and internationalfolk song s, that even today remain standard repertoire of many choirs inGermany and became an integral part of German daily life. In 1829 Silcher founded the "Akademische Liedertafel" in Tübingen and directed it until his death.He was married to Luise Rosine Ensslin (*06 September 1804 in Tübingen, †17 June 1871 in Tübingen). They had two daughters and one son.A wine
varietal was named after him, the "Silcher " (not to be confused with "Schilcher "). The asteroid10055 Silcher also bears the composer's name.He died
August 26 1860 in Tübingen.Works
Amongst his best known songs are:
* "
Ich hatt' einen Kameraden "
* "Alle Jahre wieder "
* "Am Brunnen vor dem Tore " (Original version by Schubert, the best known by Silcher)
* "Die Lorelei "Persondata
NAME=Silcher, Friedrich
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=German composer
DATE OF BIRTH=1789-06-27
PLACE OF BIRTH=Weinstadt
DATE OF DEATH=1860-08-26
PLACE OF DEATH=Tübingen External links
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*The [http://www.loreley-info.com/eng/loreley/loreley-song.shtml Lorelei song MP3] was set to music in 1837 by Friedrich Silcher.
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