Hermann Erdlen

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'''Hermann Erdlen''' (16 July 1893 – 30 June 1972) was a German composer.

== Life ==
Born in [[Hamburg]], Erdlen received his musical education at the Bernuth Conservatory in his native town and through studies with [[Emil Krause]] (composition), [[Goby Eberhardt]] (violin), Karl Goltermann (piano and organ) and Wilhelm Vilmar (singing). Like [[Erwin Lendvai]], he was active in the ''Lobeda Movement'' founded by Carl Hannemann, whose members were later particularly fond of his ''Deutsches Requiem'' and the ''Saar-Kantate''.<ref> See : "... gaining ground for Adolf Hitler's idea in the cultural field". The "Kampfbund für deutsche Kultur" and the German Academic Association, p. 19f. https://ift.tt/35O0hz8> The first song compositions by him appeared as early as 1910. In addition to his work as a composer, he was active as a music writer and [[music critic]] from 1911 to 1936 and gave guest performances as a conductor in Hamburg, Wiesbaden, Kiel, Dresden and at the . From 1928, he taught [[music theory]], historical [[musicology]] and [[instrumentation (music)|instrumentation]] at the Hansische and at the Institut für Lehrerfortbildung in Hamburg. Since 1 May 1937, Erdlen was a member of the [[National Socialist German Workers' Party|NSDAP]] (member number: 4.956.880).<ref name="Prieberg">[[Fred K. Prieberg]]: ''Handbuch deutsche Musiker 1933-1945'', CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel 2004, .</ref> From 1945 onwards, he worked as a freelance artist and music writer in Hamburg.<ref>[https://ift.tt/3pNWQk6 Nachlass von Hermann Erdlen im Deutschen Komponistenarchiv, Hellerau]</ref>

Erdlen wrote works for orchestral and chamber music ensembles, works for (amateur) choir, solo songs and also stage music. His musical legacy can be found in the Deutsches Komponistenarchiv in the in Dresden.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2V02odf Eintrag im Bestandsverzeichnis des Deutschen Komponistenarchivs]</ref>

Erdlen died in Hamburg at the age of 78.

== Work ==
'''Orchestral work'''
* ''Passacaglia und Fuge''
* ''Finnische Tänze''
* ''Konzertouvertüre BBC''

'''Chamber music'''
* ''Sonate in D für Violine und Klavier''
* ''Chaconne für Violine und Orgel''
* ''Thema und 12 Variationen über "Der Winter ist vergangen"''

'''Choral work'''
* ''Zeit zu Zeit''
* ''Requiem für die Gefallenen''
* ''"Aber dies, aber das", ein Löns-Liederspiel''

'''Stage music'''
* ''Der Gaukler und das Klingelspiel''
* ''Alpenkönig und Menschenfeind''
* ''1000 Jahre Hamburg''

'''Others'''
* ''88 Spielübungen für die diatonische [[harmonica]]''

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[[Category:20th-century classical composers]]
[[Category:German composers]]
[[Category:1893 births]]
[[Category:1972 deaths]]
[[Category:Musicians from Hamburg]]
[[Category:Nazi Party members]]

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