Ernst Anschütz

Ernst Gebhard Salomon Anschütz (28 October 1780 in Goldlauter near Suhl, Electorate of Saxony – 18 December 1861[1][2] (other sources: 11 December 1861[3]) in Leipzig) was a German teacher, organist, poet, and composer. He is also known for his account of the death of Johann Christian Woyzeck in 1824 (see: Georg Büchner's play Woyzeck). Anschütz worked as a teacher in Leipzig for 50 years.

Works

  • "Alle Jahre wieder"; 1837; Text: Wilhelm Hey
  • "Es klappert die Mühle am rauschenden Bach" (text, c. 1824); music: Carl Reinecke (1824–1910) as "Die Mühle", Op. 91, in Kinderlieder. Based on "Es zogen drei Reiter zum Tore hinaus" (c.  1770)
  • "Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen" (text, 1824)
  • "O Tannenbaum" (text, 1824), based on a 16th-century Silesian folk song by Melchior Franck

References

  1. ↑ Goedeke, Karl; Magon, Leopold; Minde-Pouet, Georg (1957). Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung: Neue Folge. (Fortführung 1830-1880). Vol. 1. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag. p. 252. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  2. ↑ Kosch, Wilhelm (1994). Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Vol. Ergänzungsband I: A - Bernfeld. Bern: Saur. ISBN 3-907820-16-9. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Ernst Anschütz" by Manfred Altner, Sächsische Biografie (Saxonian Biography) (in German)


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