Adolf Paul
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Adolf Paul was a writer in the German, Swedish, and Finnish languages. He, along with figures such as August Strindberg
, Edvard Munch
, and Stanisław Przybyszewski was one of the circle of artists who gathered at the tavern Zum schwarzen Ferkel
(the 'Black Piglet') in Berlin.
As a student at the Helsinki Music Institute, Adolf Paul became a close friend of the composer Jean Sibelius
. Sibelius later wrote incidental music
to Paul's play, King Christian II, a piece about the Scandinavian king
(1898); and a wedding march for another of Paul's plays, the comedy The Language of Birds (1911). His 1915 novel Exzellenz Unterrock was adapted as a silent film in 1921 under the same title
.
August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...
, Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...
, and Stanisław Przybyszewski was one of the circle of artists who gathered at the tavern Zum schwarzen Ferkel
Zum schwarzen Ferkel
Zum schwarzen Ferkel was a tavern located at the corner of Unter den Linden and Neue Wilhelmstraße in Berlin. Said once to have been frequented by Heinrich Heine, Robert Schumann and E. T. A...
(the 'Black Piglet') in Berlin.
As a student at the Helsinki Music Institute, Adolf Paul became a close friend of the composer Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...
. Sibelius later wrote incidental music
Incidental music
Incidental music is music in a play, television program, radio program, video game, film or some other form not primarily musical. The term is less frequently applied to film music, with such music being referred to instead as the "film score" or "soundtrack"....
to Paul's play, King Christian II, a piece about the Scandinavian king
Christian II of Denmark
Christian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:...
(1898); and a wedding march for another of Paul's plays, the comedy The Language of Birds (1911). His 1915 novel Exzellenz Unterrock was adapted as a silent film in 1921 under the same title
Exzellenz Unterrock
Exzellenz Unterrock was a 1921 German silent film, based on a novel by Adolf Paul. Its cast included Alexander Ekert as George II of Great Britain....
.
See also
- Incidental music for the play King Christian IIKing Christian II SuiteJean Sibelius composed the King Christian II Suite in 1898. The concert suite is a selection from Sibelius's own incidental music—originally composed for the Scandinavian historical play King Christian II ....