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Ferdinand Gumbert (22 April 1818 – 6 April 1896) was a German composer, singing teacher and music critic. Initially a singing teacher, he began a stage career as a baritone in 1839.

Life

Gumbert was born in Berlin (Kingdom of Prussia).[1] After an engagement of several years at the Cologne City Theatre (1840–42), he resigned from the stage on the advice of the Kapellmeister Conradin Kreutzer in favour of composition. In addition to his activities as a singing teacher and song composer, he worked from 1881 as a music consultant for the Tägliche Rundschau, as well as for the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung in Berlin.[2]

Among his singing students were Karl Formes and Rosa Le Seur. Gumbert translated numerous libretti from French into German.[3][4]

Gumbert came from a Mosaic family and was not married. He died in Berlin German Empire at the age of 79.[5]

References

Further reading

• Robert Eitner: Gumbert, Ferdinand. In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Vol. 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, p. 628.

External links

• Literature by and about Ferdinand Gumbert in the German National Library catalogue
• Free scores by Ferdinand Gumbert at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

На других языках

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[de] Ferdinand Gumbert

Ferdinand Gumbert (auch unter dem Pseudonym G. Ernst; * 22. April 1818 in Berlin, Königreich Preußen; † 6. April 1896 in Berlin, Deutsches Reich) war ein deutscher Komponist, Gesangspädagoge und Musikkritiker. Zunächst Gesangspädagoge begann er 1839 eine Bühnenkarriere als Bariton.

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- [en] Ferdinand Gumbert

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[ru] Гумберт, Фердинанд

Фердинанд Гумберт (нем. Ferdinand Gumbert; 22 апреля 1818, Берлин — 6 апреля 1896, там же) — немецкий композитор, певец, педагог и музыкальный критик.

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