Siegfried Saloman
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Siegfried Saloman was a Danish violin
ist and composer
. A contemporary of Franz Liszt
, he was a pupil of Johannes Frederik Fröhlich
, Holger Simon Paulli
, Frederik Thorkildsen Wexschall
and Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
, from whom he received violin-playing lessons. He toured extensively throughout Europe with the Swedish
opera singer Henriette Nissen
, with whom he got married in 1850. In 1842 his nine booklets of romances and songs were published in Hamburg.
, Geskel Saloman
(1821-1902), and Nota Saloman (1823-85), who was a chief medical officer for the Danish army. Since his father's business was no longer doing so well, the family moved to Copenhagen
in 1829. As early as a 12-year-old Siegfried Saloman already played the violin, so he continued his studies in Copenhagen under the guidance of J. P. E. Hartmann, among others. In 1838 he received a 3-year scholarship which he used to stay in Dessau
, where he studied music theory and composition with Friedrich Schneider
. The last six months of the scholarship period he spent in Dresden
, where he continued his studies with Karol Lipiński
.
He became a teacher in Copenhagen, Germany
and St. Petersburg, where he lived for a few years. Together with his wife, the Swedish opera
singer Henriette Nissen, he made extensive concert tours in Europe. The couple were married in 1850 in Holland. After his wife's death in 1879 he began living in Stockholm
.
His first songs Tordenskjold i Dynekilen and Diamantkorset had no success in Copenhagen, and his third ballad opera, Hjertet på prøve, was not well accepted either. Therefore in 1847 he left Copenhagen and traveled to Germany where his Diamantkorset was well received in Berlin and Leipzig. In 1850 he was invited to Weimar
by Franz Liszt
, where his comic opera Das Korps der Rache was written. His Stockholm years were particularly important in his career once several of his early works and a number of new ones were written. He died after a few years of infirmity contracted during a summer stay in the Swedish island of Dalarö.
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist 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...
. A contemporary of Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
, he was a pupil of Johannes Frederik Fröhlich
Johannes Frederik Fröhlich
Johannes Frederik Fröhlich , a Danish violinist, conductor and composer, was a precursor of Niels Gade and J.P.E. Hartmann, and a central figure in Danish musical circles during the Romantic era....
, Holger Simon Paulli
Holger Simon Paulli
Holger Simon Paulli was a Danish conductor and composer.Paulli was a violin student of Claus Schall. He joined the Royal Danish Orchestra, and became its conductor in 1864. At the same time, he also conducted the Orchestra of the Cecilia Foreningen, and assumed the directorship of the Copenhagen...
, Frederik Thorkildsen Wexschall
Frederik Thorkildsen Wexschall
Frederick Thorkildsen Wexschall was a Danish classic composer and soloist violin player for the Copenhagen Royal Orchestra...
and Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann was a Danish composer.-Biography:Hartmann came from a musical family of German descent. Although he received his music lessons initially from his father, he taught himself as much as possible...
, from whom he received violin-playing lessons. He toured extensively throughout Europe with the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
opera singer Henriette Nissen
Henriette Nissen-Saloman
Henriette Nissen-Saloman, , was a Swedish opera singer and singing pedagogue.Henriette was born in Gothenburg, where she was a student of organist Georg Günther before she went to Paris in 1838, where she learned singing from Manuel Garcia and piano from Frédéric Chopin...
, with whom he got married in 1850. In 1842 his nine booklets of romances and songs were published in Hamburg.
Life
Siegfried Saloman, née Salomon, was the son of the merchant Isaac Solomon (1782-1848) and Veilchen Geskel (1787-1836). He was the brother of the artist and the founder of the Gothenburg Museum of ArtGothenburg Museum of Art
The Göteborg Museum of Art at Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, is renowned for its collection of Nordic art from around the close of the 19th century. A must see is the lavishly decorated Fürstenberg Gallery, named after a leading Gothenburg art donor, Pontus Fürstenberg and his wife Göthilda. Among the...
, Geskel Saloman
Geskel Saloman
Geskel Saloman was a Danish-Swedish portrait and genre painter, brother of Siegfried Saloman and chief medical officer for the Danish army Nota Saloman...
(1821-1902), and Nota Saloman (1823-85), who was a chief medical officer for the Danish army. Since his father's business was no longer doing so well, the family moved to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in 1829. As early as a 12-year-old Siegfried Saloman already played the violin, so he continued his studies in Copenhagen under the guidance of J. P. E. Hartmann, among others. In 1838 he received a 3-year scholarship which he used to stay in Dessau
Dessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
, where he studied music theory and composition with Friedrich Schneider
Friedrich Schneider
Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider was a German composer and conductor.Schneider studied piano first with his father Johann Gottlob Schneider, and then at the Zittau Gymnasium with Schönfelder and Unger. His first published works were a set of three piano sonatas in 1804...
. The last six months of the scholarship period he spent in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, where he continued his studies with Karol Lipiński
Karol Lipinski
Karol Józef Lipiński was a Polish virtuoso violinist and composer.-Life:Lipiński was born in Radzyń Podlaski. In 1810 he became the first violin and two years later the conductor of the opera orchestra at Lwów . In 1817 he went to Italy in the hope of hearing Niccolò Paganini...
.
He became a teacher in Copenhagen, Germany
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...
and St. Petersburg, where he lived for a few years. Together with his wife, the Swedish opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer Henriette Nissen, he made extensive concert tours in Europe. The couple were married in 1850 in Holland. After his wife's death in 1879 he began living in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
.
His first songs Tordenskjold i Dynekilen and Diamantkorset had no success in Copenhagen, and his third ballad opera, Hjertet på prøve, was not well accepted either. Therefore in 1847 he left Copenhagen and traveled to Germany where his Diamantkorset was well received in Berlin and Leipzig. In 1850 he was invited to Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
by Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
, where his comic opera Das Korps der Rache was written. His Stockholm years were particularly important in his career once several of his early works and a number of new ones were written. He died after a few years of infirmity contracted during a summer stay in the Swedish island of Dalarö.
Works
- Tordenskjold in Dynekilen, singspielSingspielA Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
in three acts, first performed on 23 May 1844 at the Royal Danish TheatreRoyal Danish TheatreThe Royal Danish Theatre is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the... - Diamantkorset, singspiel in three acts, first performed on 20 March 1847 at the Royal Danish Theatre
- The Scandinavian brothers, drama in five acts, premiered on 13 June 1844 at the Royal Danish Theatre
- Das Korps der Rache, comic opera, premiered in 1850 in Weimar
- Karpaternas Rose, premiered on 7 January 1868 in Moscow and performed in Stockholm in 1881
- Flyktingen Från Estrella, opera
- In Brittany, opera, performed in 1898 in Stockholm
- Led vid lifvet, opera
- Nuptial music and Wedding march, exclusively written by Siegfired, kapellmeisterConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
for the King of Denmark, for his son the Prince of Wales Edward VIIEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
's royal wedding ceremony with Princess Alexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
on 10 March 1863.
External links
- Siegfried Saloman (1816-1899) Danish Literature Awards