Hugo Jüngst
Hugo Richard Jüngst (26 February 1853 – 3 March 1923) was a German composer and choir director. He wrote over 300 pieces, mainly for male choirs.[1]
Born in Dresden, Jüngst was a student of Julius Rietz. In 1876, he started the Dresden Men's Choir and conducted it until 1903.[1] He received several awards during his life and performed internationally in Europe as well as the United States.[1]
About 200 of his compositions for male choirs were published, including a cappella and accompanied songs.[2] Jűngst became well known for his arrangements of foreign folk songs, such as "Spin! Spin!".[2][3]
Most of the original manuscripts and places where he worked were lost during the bombing of Dresden in 1945.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Legler, Tim (25 February 2009). "Hugo Jüngst". Sächsische Biographie (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b Tiemeyer-Schütte, Meike (2000). "Jüngster, Hugo". Das Deutsche Sängerwesen in Südaustralien vor Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges zwischen Bewahrung von Deutschtum und Anglikanisierung. Lit, Münster. ISBN 9783825846015.
- ^ "Spin! Spin! = Spinn! Spinn! / [words] translated from the original by C.J. Bender ; arranged by Hugo Jungst". St. Louis, Missouri: Spang & Luhn. 1897. Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
External links
[edit]- Free scores by Hugo Jüngst in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
Categories:
- 1853 births
- 1923 deaths
- Burials at Johannisfriedhof, Dresden
- 19th-century German classical composers
- 19th-century German male musicians
- 20th-century German classical composers
- 20th-century German conductors (music)
- 20th-century German male musicians
- German choral conductors
- German male classical composers
- German male conductors (music)
- German Romantic composers
- Musicians from Dresden
- Musicians from the Kingdom of Saxony