Fritz Dietrich
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Fritz Dietrich was a German
musicologist
and composer
.
After graduating from school in Pforzheim
, Dietrich first attended the technical university in Karlsruhe
, before moving to music. He studied from 1925 in Freiburg
with Wilibald Gurlitt
and Heinrich Besseler
. Later study saw him move to the University of Heidelberg, to where Besseler had moved. For a short time, Dietrich studied in Leipzig
at the conservatory, under Karl Straube
.
From 1931-4, Dietrich took an music assistantship in Heidelberg, whilst training to teach at university level. This he did in 1935, but what with the come-uppance of Nazism
, there were fewer opportunities than usual for music teachers.
In the 1930s, Dietrich worked for the Bärenreiter-Verlag publishing house, and himself published a collection of small notebooks with music for laymen. He was conscripted into the army, and died (missing) on the eastern front in the area around Heiligenbeil
.
Dietrich's known works were written for organ
and recorder
as well as much vocal music. He was an able player of the piano
, organ, oboe
and viola
.
Compositions:
Writings:
Collections edited by Dietrich for Bärenreiter publishing house:
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...
musicologist
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
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...
.
After graduating from school in Pforzheim
Pforzheim
Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Until 1565 it was the home to the Margraves of Baden. Because of that it gained the nickname...
, Dietrich first attended the technical university in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, before moving to music. He studied from 1925 in Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
with Wilibald Gurlitt
Wilibald Gurlitt
Wilibald Gurlitt was a German musicologist.Gurlitt, son of the art historian Cornelius Gurlitt, graduated from Leipzig under Michael Reimann, working specifically on Michael Praetorius. In 1919 he became a lecturer in Freiburg, finally becoming professor in 1929...
and Heinrich Besseler
Heinrich Besseler
Heinrich Besseler was a German musicologist born in Hörde, Germany. He is particularly known for his colossal work, Die Musik des Mittelalters und der Renaissance , which provided a new perspective on historical musicology by taking a history-of-ideas approach to music history.-Life:Besseler...
. Later study saw him move to the University of Heidelberg, to where Besseler had moved. For a short time, Dietrich studied 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...
at the conservatory, under Karl Straube
Karl Straube
Montgomery Rufus Karl/Carl Siegfried Straube was a German church musician , organist, and choral conductor, famous above all for championing the abundant organ music of Max Reger. He studied organ under Heinrich Reimann in Berlin from 1894 to 1897 and became a widely respected concert organist...
.
From 1931-4, Dietrich took an music assistantship in Heidelberg, whilst training to teach at university level. This he did in 1935, but what with the come-uppance of Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
, there were fewer opportunities than usual for music teachers.
In the 1930s, Dietrich worked for the Bärenreiter-Verlag publishing house, and himself published a collection of small notebooks with music for laymen. He was conscripted into the army, and died (missing) on the eastern front in the area around Heiligenbeil
Heiligenbeil
The term Heiligenbeil can refer to:*The German name of Mamonovo, Russia*Heiligenbeil concentration camp built near Mamonovo*Heiligenbeil Pocket, part of the Eastern Front of World War II...
.
Dietrich's known works were written for organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
and recorder
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...
as well as much vocal music. He was an able player of the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, organ, oboe
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
and viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
.
Works
(BA = Bärenreiter-Ausgabe)Compositions:
- Zehn kleine Märsche für zwei Blockflöten im Gleichklang. BA 859.
- Vierzehn kleine Spielradel für zwei Blockflöten im Quintabstand. BA 864.
- Sonatine in C für Blockflöte und Klavier. BA 980.
- Zehn kleine Walzer für zwei Blockflöten im Gleichklang. BA 1035.
- Wenn alle Brünlein fließen, Variationen für zwei Chorflöten und Altflöte. BA 1254.
- Drei kleine Suiten für zwei Chorflöten und eine Altflöte. BA 1255.
- Elemente der Orgelchoralimprovisation
- Die kleine Lerche
Writings:
- Geschichte des deutschen Orgelchorals im 17. Jahrhundert (1932)
- Musik und Zeit (1933)
- Analogieformen in BachsJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
Tokkaten und Präludien für die Orgel. Bach Jahrbuch (1931) 51–71
Collections edited by Dietrich for Bärenreiter publishing house:
- Heinrich Albert. Lieder für eine Singstimme und Begleitung durch ein Tasteninstrument oder Laute. In Auswahl herausgegeben (1932). BA 569
- Der Hohenfriedberger und andere alte Märsche für Klavier vierhändig gesetzt. BA 1001.
- Laterne, Laterne, Sonne, Mond und Sterne Volkskinderlieder in ganz einfachen Sätzen für Klavier. BA 1003.
- Unsere Weihnachtslieder zum Singen am Klavier, mit einem Melodieinstrument (Flöte, Geige) nach Belieben. BA 1004.
- Altdeutsche Tanzmusik aus NörmigersAugust NörmigerAugust Nörmiger was a German composer and court organist in Dresden. He was born and died in Dresden.The main source for Nörmiger's compositions is the manuscript Organ tabulature "Tabulaturbuch auff dem Instrumente", which he compiled for Sophie von Sachsen in 1598...
Tabulatur 1598 eingerichtet für c-Flöte (oder ein anderes Melodieinstrument) und Klavier. (1937) BA 1010. - Kleines Hirtenbüchel auf die Weihnacht zum Singen und Spielen für c"- und f'-Blockflöte. (1937) BA 1106.
- Gesellige Lieder aus dem deutschen Volkserbe. Zum Singen am Klavier, mit einem Melodieinstrument (Flöte, Geige) nach Belieben. BA 1141.