Ernst Anschütz
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Ernst Gebhard Anschütz was a German
teacher, organist, poet
, and composer
. He is also known for his account of the death of Johann Christian Woyzeck in 1824 (see: Georg Büchner
's play Woyzeck
). Anschütz worked as a teacher in Leipzig
for 50 years, during which he did most of his poetry and composing.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
teacher, organist, poet
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He is also known for his account of the death of Johann Christian Woyzeck in 1824 (see: Georg Büchner
Georg Büchner
Karl Georg Büchner was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose. He was the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchner. Büchner's talent is generally held in great esteem in Germany...
's play Woyzeck
Woyzeck
Woyzeck is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. He left the work incomplete at his death, but it has been variously and posthumously "finished" by a variety of authors, editors and translators. Woyzeck has become one of the most performed and influential plays in the German theatre...
). Anschütz worked as a teacher in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
for 50 years, during which he did most of his poetry and composing.
Works
- Alle meine Entchen
- Alle Jahre wiederAlle Jahre wiederAlle Jahre wieder is a well known Christmas carol, written in 1837 by Johann Wilhelm Hey and set to music by Friedrich Silcher. The last two verses are omitted from many editions...
; 1837, Text: Wilhelm Hey - O TannenbaumO Tannenbaum"O Tannenbaum", or, in its English version, "O Christmas Tree", is a Christmas carol of German origin.A Tannenbaum is a fir tree or Christmas tree...
- Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen
- Auf dem grünen Rasen
- Es klappert die Mühle am rauschenden Bach; Musik: Carl ReineckeCarl ReineckeCarl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke was a German composer, conductor, and pianist.-Biography:Reinecke was born in Altona, Hamburg, Germany; until 1864 the town was under Danish rule. He studied with his father, Johann Peter Rudolph Reinecke, a music teacher...
(1824–1910), Die Mühle, Op.Opus numberAn Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
91 aus Kinderlieder. Based on Es zogen drei Reiter zum Tore hinaus, (c. 1770) - O Weihnachtszeit
- Ei, ei, ei, ihr Hühnerchen
- LibrettoLibrettoA libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
to Johann von Nepomuk, a singspielSingspielA Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
by Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe (1796–1869), Op. 35, no. 2, published 1834; see John of NepomukJohn of NepomukJohn of Nepomuk is a national saint of the Czech Republic, who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional...