Bogenhauser Künstlerkapelle
Encyclopedia
The Bogenhauser Künstlerkapelle was a German recorder
consort. It was founded 1890 in Munich
and existed until World War II.
Members were the sculpturers Georg Petzold and professor Heinrich Düll, the architect Sedlmaier, the Drs. Rentsch and Aichinger as well as the musician Josef Wagner. The consort played on original recorders, supplemented by a guitar
and kettledrums. The Kapelle performed in the Residenztheater and the Deutsches Museum
in Munich. Their music was broadcast by radio. The consort was probably the first German recorder consort of modern time.
Recorder
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
consort. It was founded 1890 in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and existed until World War II.
Members were the sculpturers Georg Petzold and professor Heinrich Düll, the architect Sedlmaier, the Drs. Rentsch and Aichinger as well as the musician Josef Wagner. The consort played on original recorders, supplemented by a guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and kettledrums. The Kapelle performed in the Residenztheater and the Deutsches Museum
Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of technology and science, with approximately 1.5 million visitors per year and about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology. The museum was founded on June 28, 1903, at a meeting of the Association...
in Munich. Their music was broadcast by radio. The consort was probably the first German recorder consort of modern time.
Literature
- Hermann Moeck: Zur Nachgeschichte und Renaissance der Blockflöte
- Windkanal 2006 Nr. 3: Peter Harlan im Spiegel der Geschichte
- Monika Lustig: Die Holzblasinstrumente der Bogenhauser Künstler-Kapelle. (Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte.)
- Fritz Buek: Die Gitarre und ihre Meister