Gottfried Mann

Johann Gottfried (Godfried) Henrik Mann[2][3] (The Hague, 15 July 1858 – Rosmalen, 10 February 1904) was a Dutch composer, conductor, and musician, who, despite being prodigious and producing over 100 opuses, is generally unknown.
He was first taught piano and theory by Emile Wagner , and then, after enrolling into the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, he began studying with Willem Nicolaï for composition, Carel Wirtz for piano, and "Mulder" for violin.[1][Note 1]
During his lifetime, his works were featured alongside well-known European composers like Antonín Dvořák and well-respected Dutch composers like Bernard Zweers and Alphons Diepenbrock.[4][5] He also had interest in the public education of music and musical taste according to documented statements.[6] Despite being a composer, he is best remembered as an orchestral conductor, recognized by musicologist Henri Anastase Viotta as such.[7]
Select Works
[edit]- 1885: Clarinet Concerto, Op.90
- Dedicated to Herrn Christian Kriens
- 1889: Andante, Op.94 (for cello and orchestra)
- Dedicated to Leonidus Aaron van Praag
- 1901: Violin Concerto, Op.101
- Dedicated to Czech violinist Karel Hoffmann
Notes
[edit]- ^ He may be Karel Muldermans, composer and violinist (1832-1910).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Onze Musici: Portretten en biografieen". dams.antwerpen.be. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "GEDBAS - Johann Gottfried Hendrik MANN". gedbas.genealogy.net. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "Family Tree - Geni". www.geni.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "Foreign Notes". The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular. 40 (679): 622–623. 1899. ISSN 0958-8434.
- ^ "Musical Notes from Abroad". The Musical Times. 69 (1025): 657–658. 1928. ISSN 0027-4666.
- ^ Wennekes, Emile (1995). "'Tot een beter begrip van muziek en tot veredeling van den heerschenden smaak' - Het Orkest van het Paleis voor Volksvlijt". Tijdschrift van de Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis. 45 (1): 33–66. doi:10.2307/939109. ISSN 1383-7079.
- ^ Viotta, Henri Anastase (1883). Lexicon der toonkunst. Harold B. Lee Library. Amsterdam : P.N. van Kampen & zoon. p. 626.