Composer

Engelbert Humperdinck

German composer (1854–1921)

1854–1921

154 works and musical collections

Born: 1854
Died: 1921
Birthplace: Siegburg
Place of death: Neustrelitz
Citizenship / historical state: Germany
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Engelbert Humperdinck — German composer (1854–1921). Engelbert Humperdinck was born in 1854 in Siegburg. The recorded year of death is 1921; place of death: Neustrelitz. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Germany.

Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; conductor; musicologist; librettist; music critic; music teacher; writer; docent
Education: Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln; Gymnasium Theodorianum
Teachers: Franz Lachner; Josef Rheinberger; Otto Hieber
Career institutions / employers: Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts; Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu; Hoch Conservatory
Instruments played: piano
Genres: opera
Notable works: Hänsel und Gretel; Dornröschen
Awards: Mendelssohn Award
Languages used: German
VIAF ID: 71578307
ISNI: 0000000122817095
GND ID: 11855476X
Library of Congress ID: n80004353
MusicBrainz ID: 30060b66-4ed3-47a5-89d7-cb4f13437441

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Voice, Guitar, Orchestra, Trombone
Genres represented: Classical, pop, Pop, R&B, Rock
Source entries with composition dates: 5

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Work & excerpts Evening Prayer 7 excerpt listings	See work details	Check individual editions	View sheet music Contents & editions
Release Me	See work details	Piano Guitar Vocal Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cradle Song	See work details	Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Work & excerpts Hansel and Gretel 7 excerpt listings	See work details	Check individual editions	View sheet music Contents & editions
After The Loving	See work details	Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Last Waltz	See work details	Piano Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Long Ago (and Far Away)	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · Pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
My Foolish Heart	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
I Wish I Knew	See work details	Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prayer For Christmas	See work details	Orchestra	View sheet music Work & edition details
Little Man In The Wood	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Love Will Set You Free	See work details	Piano Guitar Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
So hop, hop, hop	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fruhlingssehnsucht	See work details	Choir Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Wooden Shoe Dance	See work details	Piano Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prelude to "Hansel and Gretel"	Year composed 1891	Cello violin Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
But Beautiful	See work details	Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
After the Lovin'	See work details	Piano Vocal Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Forever And Ever (And Ever)	See work details	Piano Guitar Voice Rock · Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dornröschen	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
A Little Man, From The Opera Hansel And Gretel	See work details	Guitar Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
The More I See You	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Another Place Another Time	See work details	Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Work & excerpts Hänsel und Gretel 2 excerpt listings	See work details	Check individual editions	View sheet music Contents & editions
Königskinder	Year composed 1897, rev. 1910	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
High in the branches	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Children, here's a lesson	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prelude	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Evening Prayer (Hansel and Gretel)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Very Thought of You	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Quando Quando Quando	See work details	Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Spanish Eyes	See work details	Voice R&B · Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
When At Night I Go To Sleep	See work details	Guitar Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Besenritt - from the operetta Hänsel und Gretel	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Knusperwalzer - from the operetta Hänsel und Gretel	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Brother, Come and Dance With Me	See work details	Piano Vocal Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Abends will ich schlafen gehn from Hänsel und Gretel - Score and Parts	See work details	Piano Alto Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prologue Prayer and Dream Pantomime (from the opera Hansel and Gretel): E	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Junge Lieder (Youthful Songs)	See work details	Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Out of my way!	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Come, little mousey	See work details	See edition details Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
As Time Goes By	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
I'll Be Seeing You	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
In The Still Of The Night	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Moonlight Becomes You	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
You Belong To My Heart (Solamente Una Vez)	See work details	Piano Voice Classical · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 2523158915920050000005. Portrait: Julius C. Schaarwächter, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.