Johann Anton Friedrich Fleischmann
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Johann Friedrich Anton Fleischmann (July 19, 1766 at Marktheidenfeld
– November 30, 1798 in Meiningen
) was a German composer. (Some sources give his first name as Josef rather than Johann.)
He studied at Mannheim
with Ignaz Holzbauer
and Georg Joseph Vogler
before going to the University of Würzburg
. He then became private secretary and tutor to the Regierungs-präsident at Regensburg
in 1786, before going on to be cabinet secretary to Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. 1792 he married at Themar Johanna Christiane Louise von Schulthes (1771-1856, daughter of Johann Adolf von Schultes). They had several children.
He composed orchestral and chamber works, songs and Singspiel
e. His main work was the Singspiel Die Geisterinsel after Shakespeare's The Tempest
.
According to Goretzki/Krickenberg (see sources below), the song "Schlafe mein Prinzchen Schlaf ein", often attributed to Mozart (KV350) or Bernhard Flies
, was composed by Fleischmann.
into German. („Ein Rückblick aus dem Jahre 2000 auf das Jahr 1887“, Wiegand, Leipzig 1890). During one year seven editions were printed.
B.A. Johanna Müller (artist name: Müller-Koburg, 1860–1947), daughter of Alexander Fleischmann, was a writer, painter and translator; she painted landscapes (Baltic Sea, Berlin, Coburg and the artist colony Ahrenshoop
).
Marktheidenfeld
Marktheidenfeld is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Marktheidenfeld....
– November 30, 1798 in Meiningen
Meiningen
Meiningen is a town in Germany - located in the southern part of the state of Thuringia and is the district seat of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. It is situated on the river Werra....
) was a German composer. (Some sources give his first name as Josef rather than Johann.)
He studied at Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
with Ignaz Holzbauer
Ignaz Holzbauer
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer was a composer of symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music, and a member of the Mannheim school. His aesthetic style is in line with that of the Sturm und Drang "movement" of German art and literature.Holzbauer was born in Vienna...
and Georg Joseph Vogler
Georg Joseph Vogler
Georg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler , was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.Vogler was born at Pleichach in Würzburg...
before going to the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
. He then became private secretary and tutor to the Regierungs-präsident at Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
in 1786, before going on to be cabinet secretary to Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. 1792 he married at Themar Johanna Christiane Louise von Schulthes (1771-1856, daughter of Johann Adolf von Schultes). They had several children.
He composed orchestral and chamber works, songs and Singspiel
Singspiel
A Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
e. His main work was the Singspiel Die Geisterinsel after Shakespeare's The Tempest
The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
.
According to Goretzki/Krickenberg (see sources below), the song "Schlafe mein Prinzchen Schlaf ein", often attributed to Mozart (KV350) or Bernhard Flies
Bernhard Flies
Bernhard Flies was a German amateur composer and a doctor of medicine.Little is known about Flies. He composed some piano pieces and songs, the best-known of which is the romantic music to the lullaby Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, , also known as Das Wiegenlied from the theatre play...
, was composed by Fleischmann.
Successors
His son W. Th. Fleischmann (1794–1886), had a son F.C.W. Alexander J. Fleischmann (1826–1891). Alexander J. Fleischmann translated the book Looking Backward by Edward BellamyEdward Bellamy
Edward Bellamy was an American author and socialist, most famous for his utopian novel, Looking Backward, set in the year 2000. He was a very influential writer during the Gilded Age of United States history.-Early life:...
into German. („Ein Rückblick aus dem Jahre 2000 auf das Jahr 1887“, Wiegand, Leipzig 1890). During one year seven editions were printed.
B.A. Johanna Müller (artist name: Müller-Koburg, 1860–1947), daughter of Alexander Fleischmann, was a writer, painter and translator; she painted landscapes (Baltic Sea, Berlin, Coburg and the artist colony Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula of the Baltic Sea. It used to be a small fishing village, but is today known for its tourism and as a holiday resort....
).
Sources
- Rönnau, Klaus (1992), 'Fleischmann, Friedrich' in The New Grove Dictionary of OperaNew Grove Dictionary of OperaThe New Grove Dictionary of Opera is an encyclopedia of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject. It is the largest work on opera in English, and in its printed form, amounts to 5,448 pages in four volumes....
, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7 - E. Goretzki and D. Krickenberg (July 1988) 'Das Wiegenlied "von Mozart"', in Mitteilungen der Internationalen Stiftung Mozarteum, Salzburg (S.114 ff)
External links
- Marktheidenfeld honors its composers (German)