Aloys Fleischmann (1880-1964): Immigrant Musician in Ireland

by Joseph P. Cunningham

Overview

This book outlines the career of one of the most distinguished figures in Irish musical life in the first half of the twentieth century — a Bavarian organist, Aloys Fleischmann, Sr., whose son would later become Professor of Music in UCC. Fleischmann senior came to international attention through his work with the North Cathedral Choir in Cork, which was regarded as one of the finest of its kind. He was a prolific composer who wrote nearly 400 works, and he was a highly respected teacher whose students included Sean O Riada.



An abundance of documentation concerning Fleischmann's career has survived, which makes it possible to present an authoritative account of his richly varied professional life and to illuminate the cultural and social context in which he worked. His music is assessed by Seamas de Barra, with an annotated catalogue of the compositions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781859184622
Publisher:	Cork University Press
Publication date:	05/31/2010
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Joseph P. Cunningham is an accountant by profession, and served as assistant organist and choirmaster to Fleischmann.

Ruth Fleischmann was lecturer in the English Department of the University of Bielefeld (Germany) and Dean of Studies of her faculty.

Séamas de Barra is a composer and musicologist.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Preface Joseph Cunningham ix

Preface Ruth Fleischmann xi

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Youth in Dachau 1880-1906 11

Supplements

The Dachau school of music for orchestral instruments of 1905 Andreas Pernpeintner 48

Nativity plays in Dachau Josef Focht 53

Aloys Fleischmann's home town Dachau Ursula K. Nauderer 58

Chapter 2 The First Years in Cork 1906-1914 64

Chapter 3 Internment during the First World War 112

Chapter 4 Life in the Free State 1920-34 131

Chapter 5 Handing on the Torch 1934-64 198

The music of Aloys Georg Fleischmann Séamas de Barra 269

Appendices

1 Aloys Georg Fleischmann: an annotated catalogue of compositions Séamas de Barra 315

2 Cathedral Choir Members in Fleischmann's Time 356

Notes and references 359

Bibliography 387

Index 395