Richard Trunk
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Richard Trunk was a German
composer, pianist, conductor, and critic. He studied in Frankfurt
with Iwan Knorr
before traveling to Munich
for further studies with Josef Rheinberger
. He accompanied numerous singers (including Eugen Gura
), taught singing for a time, and served as music critic for the Münchener Post from 1907. He was invited to New York City
and Newark, New Jersey
to conduct the Arion Society in 1912; he returned home with the outbreak of World War I
. He later became music critic for the Bayrische Staatszeitung, and taught singing in Cologne
from 1920 until 1934. He then returned to Munich as the president of the Akademie der Tonkunst. He retired to the Ammersee
after World War II
. Most of Trunk's output was choral, though he composed an operetta
(Herzdame, 1916) and some instrumental works as well.
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...
composer, pianist, conductor, and critic. He studied in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
with Iwan Knorr
Iwan Knorr
Iwan Knorr was a German composer and teacher of music. A native of Mewe, he attended the Leipzig Conservatory where he studied with Ignaz Moscheles, Ernst Friedrich Richter and Carl Reinecke. In 1874 he became a teacher and in 1878 director of music theory instruction at the Imperial...
before traveling to 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...
for further studies with Josef Rheinberger
Josef Rheinberger
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger was a German organist and composer, born in Liechtenstein.-Short biography:...
. He accompanied numerous singers (including Eugen Gura
Eugen Gura
Eugen Gura was a German operatic baritone.Gura was born in Nové Sedlo, Louny District, Bohemia ....
), taught singing for a time, and served as music critic for the Münchener Post from 1907. He was invited to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
to conduct the Arion Society in 1912; he returned home with the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He later became music critic for the Bayrische Staatszeitung, and taught singing in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
from 1920 until 1934. He then returned to Munich as the president of the Akademie der Tonkunst. He retired to the Ammersee
Ammersee
Ammersee is a lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany located southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake is located at an elevation of , and has a maximum depth of . Like other Bavarian...
after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Most of Trunk's output was choral, though he composed an operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
(Herzdame, 1916) and some instrumental works as well.
Reference
- "Richard Trunk". In David Mason Greene, Biographical Dictionary of Composers. Garden City, New York; Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985.