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Georg Joseph Vogler

known as Abbé Vogler
(Würzburg 1749 - Darmstadt 1814)
a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.
(Wikipedia)

Robert Henze
1890

Description

Bronze bust of Vogler - abt vogler - on a high red granite pedestal with on the sides reliefmedallions of two of his most famous students, g. meyerbeer and c.m. v. weber:

Giacomo Meyerbeer, born as Jakob Liebmann Beer (Tasdorf (now a part of Rüdersdorf), 1791 - Paris 1864), German opera composer (Wikipedia).
Carl Maria von Weber (Eutin 1786 - London 1826) German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

dem
vorzüglichen
tongelehrter u lehrer
berühmter tondichter
ABT G.J. VOGLER,
geb. z. würzburg
d. 15. juni 1749,
gest. z. darmstadt
d. 6. mai 1814
errichtet
v.d. cölner männergesangverein
u. darmstädter kunstfreunden
1890

Signed: (bust) mod. r. henze
(portrait Weber) r. henze

Sculptor

Robert Henze (Dresden 1827 - Dresden 1906), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 49°52'27" - E 8°39'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs122; Photograph: 30 September 2012
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