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{{Short description|German composer (1888–1954)}}
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'''Herms Niel''', whose real name was '''Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann Nielebock''' (17 April 1888 in [[Nielebock]] — 16 July 1954 in [[Lingen, Germany|Lingen]]),<ref>[http://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Herms+Niel/0/4585.html Herms Niel], ''Munzinger'' Internationales Biographisches Archiv 35/1954 vom 23., August 1954{{icon de}}</ref> was a [[Germans|German]] [[composer]] of military songs and marches.
'''Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann Nielebock''' (17 April 1888 16 July 1954),<ref>[http://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Herms+Niel/0/4585.html Herms Niel], ''Munzinger'' Internationales Biographisches Archiv 35/1954 vom 23., August 1954{{in lang|de}}</ref> known as '''Herms Niel''', was a German [[composer]] of military songs and marches.<ref name=bund>{{cite book |last=Matthews |first=Brian |title=The Military Music & Bandsmen of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich 1933 - 1945 |publisher=Tomahawk Films |date=2002 |pages=218–19 |chapter=The Reich's Song Composers, Lyricists & Performers |isbn=0-9542812-0-9}}</ref>

<ref name=bund>{{cite book |last=Matthews |first=Brian |editor-last= |editor-first= |title=The Military Music & Bandsmen of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich 1933 - 1945 |publisher=Tomahawk Films |date=2002 |pages=218-19 |chapter=The Reich's Song Composers, Lyricists & Performers |isbn=0-9542812-0-9}}</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
Upon finishing school in 1902, Niel completed his apprenticeship with the [[Genthin]] choirmaster Adolf Büchner. In October 1906, he joined the [[Imperial German Army]] and was admitted as a [[trombonist]] and [[oboist]] in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Guard (''1. Garderegiment zu Fuss'') in [[Potsdam]]. During the [[First World War]], he was [[bandmaster]] of the 423rd German Infantry Regiment. In 1919, he was demobilized and worked as an official in the administration until 1927. That same year, he co-founded in Potsdam the ''Ritterschaftsorchester'' (the Knights' Orchestra), where he was composer and lyricist.
Upon finishing school in 1902, Niel completed his apprenticeship with the [[Genthin]] choirmaster Adolf Büchner. In October 1906, he joined the [[Imperial German Army]] and was admitted as a [[trombonist]] and [[oboist]] in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Guard (''1. Garderegiment zu Fuss'') in [[Potsdam]]. During the [[First World War]], he was [[bandmaster]] of the 423rd German Infantry Regiment. In 1919, he was demobilized and worked as an official in the administration until 1927. That same year, he co-founded in Potsdam the ''Ritterschaftsorchester'' (the Knights' Orchestra), where he was composer and lyricist.


After the [[Nazis]] [[Adolf Hitler%27s rise to power#Seizure of control (1931 1933)|seized power]], Niel, in 1934,<ref name=bund/> joined their [[Nazi Party|party]] as member 2,171,788.<ref name=Prieberg>Prieberg, Feed K. (2004) ''Handbuch Deutsche Musiker 1933–1945'', CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel, p. 4,882{{icon de}}</ref> He became a ''[[Sturmabteilung]]'' troop leader, before receiving a promotion to band leader of the ''[[Reich Labour Service|Reicharbeitsdienst]]'' (RAD) training establishment in Potsdam.<ref name=bund/>
After the [[Nazis]] [[Adolf Hitler's rise to power#Seizure of control (1931–1933)|seized power]], Niel, in 1933,<ref name=bund/> joined their [[Nazi Party|party]] as member 2,171,788.<ref name=Prieberg>Prieberg, Feed K. (2004) ''Handbuch Deutsche Musiker 1933–1945'', CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel, p. 4,882{{in lang|de}}</ref> He became a ''[[Sturmabteilung]]'' troop leader, before receiving a promotion to band leader of the ''[[Reich Labour Service|Reichsarbeitsdienst]]'' (RAD) training establishment in Potsdam.<ref name=bund/>


During the [[Nazi Germany|period of National Socialism]], he dedicated himself to composing marches and songs, which were popularized by the NSDAP and widely distributed on all fronts of the [[Second World War]]. At the Nazi party rallies in Nuremberg he was the conductor of all RAD music bands.<ref name=magd>{{cite web |url=http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/mbl/Biografien/0283.htm |title=Nielebock, Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann |last=Kreutzmann|first=John |publisher=Open Publishing |date= |website=''[[Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg]]''|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref>
During the [[Nazi Germany|period of National Socialism]], he dedicated himself to composing marches and songs, which were popularized by the NSDAP and widely distributed on all fronts of the [[Second World War]]. At the Nazi party rallies in Nuremberg he was the conductor of all RAD music bands.<ref name=magd>{{cite web |url=http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/mbl/Biografien/0283.htm |title=Nielebock, Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann |last=Kreutzmann |first=John |publisher=Open Publishing |website=[[Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg]] |access-date=15 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225017/http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/mbl/Biografien/0283.htm |archive-date=26 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Niel also invented and designed a [[fanfare trumpet]], known as the ''Herms Neil-Doppelfanfare'', in E and B flat, which was manufactured in 1938 by Ernst Hess Nachf., an [[accordion]] factory in [[Klingenthal]].<ref name=bund/>
Niel also invented and designed a [[fanfare trumpet]], known as the ''Herms Niel-Doppelfanfare'', in E and B flat, which was manufactured in 1938 by Ernst Hess Nachf, an [[accordion]] factory in [[Klingenthal]].<ref name=bund/>


In 1941 he composed the score ''Sieg Heil Viktoria for the [[Waffen-SS]].''<ref>{{Citation |title=Sieg heil ! Viktoria Herms Niel Reichsmusikzug des Reichsarbeitsdienstes Leitung: Herms Niel |url=http://archive.org/details/20191004141925 |access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>
During [[Post-World War II|the postwar era]], Niel lived in [[Lingen, Germany|Lingen (Ems)]], where he died in 1954.<ref name=Prieberg/><ref group=note>This article incorporates information from the [[:es:Herms Niel|corresponding article]] in the [[Spanish Wikipedia]]</ref>

During [[Post-World War II|the postwar era]], Niel lived in [[Lingen, Germany|Lingen]], where he died in 1954.<ref name=Prieberg/>


==Works==
==Works==
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* "Du Schönste von Städtel, schwarzbraunes Mädel"
* "Du Schönste von Städtel, schwarzbraunes Mädel"
* "Es blitzen die stählernen Schwingen"
* "Es blitzen die stählernen Schwingen"
* "[[Erika (song)|Erika]] (Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein)" (in the 1930s)
* "[[Erika (song)|Erika]] (Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein)" (1938)
* "Es geht ums Vaterland"
* "Es geht ums Vaterland"
* "Es ist so schön, Soldat zu sein, Rosemarie''
* "Es ist so schön, Soldat zu sein, Rosemarie''"
*"[[Es war ein Edelweiss|Es war ein Edelweiß]]"
* "Edelweiß-Marsch''
* "Edelweißmarsch"
* "Fallschirmjägerlied''
* "Fallschirmjägerlied"
* "Fliegerkuss''
* "Fliegerkuss"
* "Frühmorgens singt die Amsel''
* "Frühmorgens singt die Amsel"
* "Gerda – Ursula – Marie''
* "Gerda – Ursula – Marie"
* "Hannelore Marschlied''
* "Hannelore Marschlied"
* "Heut´ sind wir wieder unter uns''
* "Heut’ stechen wir ins blaue Meer''
* "Heut´ sind wir wieder unter uns"
* "Heut’ stechen wir ins blaue Meer"
* "Heute muß ich scheiden''
* "Heute muß ich scheiden"
* "Im Osten pfeift der Wind''
* "Im Osten pfeift der Wind"
* "In der Heimat steh’n auf Posten''
* "In der Heimat steh’n auf Posten"
* "Jawoll, das stimmt, jawoll''
* "Jawoll, das stimmt, jawoll"
* "Kamerad, wir marschieren gen Westen''
* "Kamerad, wir marschieren gen Westen"
* "Liebchen adé (Annemarie-Polka)" (1934)
* "Liebchen adé (Annemarie-Polka)" (1934)
* "Liebling, wenn ich traurig bin…"
* "Liebling, wenn ich traurig bin…"
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* "Rosemarie (Rosemarie, ich lieb' dich gar so sehr)"
* "Rosemarie (Rosemarie, ich lieb' dich gar so sehr)"
* "Ruck Zuck"
* "Ruck Zuck"
* "Sieg Heil Viktoria"
* "Stuka über Afrika"
* "Stuka über Afrika"
* "Unsere Flagge"
* "Unsere Flagge"
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* "Waltraut ist ein schönes Mädchen"
* "Waltraut ist ein schönes Mädchen"
* "Wenn die Sonne scheint, Annemarie (Die Landpartie)"
* "Wenn die Sonne scheint, Annemarie (Die Landpartie)"
* "Tschingta, Tschingta, Bummtara"
==Notes==

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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/mbl/Biografien/0283.htm Brief biography of Herms Niel] {{icon de}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225017/http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/mbl/Biografien/0283.htm Brief biography of Herms Niel] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.bildpostkarten.uni-osnabrueck.de/index.php?cat=157 Herms Niel in postcards], [[University of Osnabrück]] {{icon de}}
* [http://www.bildpostkarten.uni-osnabrueck.de/index.php?cat=157 Herms Niel in postcards], [[University of Osnabrück]] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.deutscheslied.com/en/search.cgi?cmd=composers&name=Niel%2C+Herms List of songs] at Deutscheslied.com {{icon de}}
* [http://www.deutscheslied.com/en/search.cgi?cmd=composers&name=Niel%2C+Herms List of songs] at Deutscheslied.com {{in lang|de}}

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Latest revision as of 05:49, 14 November 2024

Herms Niel
Herms Niel in Reichsarbeitsdienst uniform
Birth nameFerdinand Friedrich Hermann Nielebock
Born(1888-04-17)17 April 1888
Nielebock, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died16 July 1954(1954-07-16) (aged 66)
Lingen, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance

Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann Nielebock (17 April 1888 – 16 July 1954),[1] known as Herms Niel, was a German composer of military songs and marches.[2]

Biography

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Upon finishing school in 1902, Niel completed his apprenticeship with the Genthin choirmaster Adolf Büchner. In October 1906, he joined the Imperial German Army and was admitted as a trombonist and oboist in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Guard (1. Garderegiment zu Fuss) in Potsdam. During the First World War, he was bandmaster of the 423rd German Infantry Regiment. In 1919, he was demobilized and worked as an official in the administration until 1927. That same year, he co-founded in Potsdam the Ritterschaftsorchester (the Knights' Orchestra), where he was composer and lyricist.

After the Nazis seized power, Niel, in 1933,[2] joined their party as member 2,171,788.[3] He became a Sturmabteilung troop leader, before receiving a promotion to band leader of the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) training establishment in Potsdam.[2]

During the period of National Socialism, he dedicated himself to composing marches and songs, which were popularized by the NSDAP and widely distributed on all fronts of the Second World War. At the Nazi party rallies in Nuremberg he was the conductor of all RAD music bands.[4]

Niel also invented and designed a fanfare trumpet, known as the Herms Niel-Doppelfanfare, in E and B flat, which was manufactured in 1938 by Ernst Hess Nachf, an accordion factory in Klingenthal.[2]

In 1941 he composed the score Sieg Heil Viktoria for the Waffen-SS.[5]

During the postwar era, Niel lived in Lingen, where he died in 1954.[3]

Works

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  • "Adlerlied"
  • "Antje, mein blondes Kind"
  • "Das Engellandlied" (1939), lyrics: Hermann Löns)
  • "Die ganze Kompanie"
  • "Du Schönste von Städtel, schwarzbraunes Mädel"
  • "Es blitzen die stählernen Schwingen"
  • "Erika (Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein)" (1938)
  • "Es geht ums Vaterland"
  • "Es ist so schön, Soldat zu sein, Rosemarie"
  • "Es war ein Edelweiß"
  • "Edelweißmarsch"
  • "Fallschirmjägerlied"
  • "Fliegerkuss"
  • "Frühmorgens singt die Amsel"
  • "Gerda – Ursula – Marie"
  • "Hannelore Marschlied"
  • "Heut´ sind wir wieder unter uns"
  • "Heut’ stechen wir ins blaue Meer"
  • "Heute muß ich scheiden"
  • "Im Osten pfeift der Wind"
  • "In der Heimat steh’n auf Posten"
  • "Jawoll, das stimmt, jawoll"
  • "Kamerad, wir marschieren gen Westen"
  • "Liebchen adé (Annemarie-Polka)" (1934)
  • "Liebling, wenn ich traurig bin…"
  • "Marie - Mara - Maruschkaka!"
  • "Matrosenlied"
  • "Mein Bismarckland"
  • "Mit Mercedes Benz voran"
  • "Rosalinde"
  • "Rosemarie (Rosemarie, ich lieb' dich gar so sehr)"
  • "Ruck Zuck"
  • "Sieg Heil Viktoria"
  • "Stuka über Afrika"
  • "Unsere Flagge"
  • "Veronika - Marie"
  • "Waltraut ist ein schönes Mädchen"
  • "Wenn die Sonne scheint, Annemarie (Die Landpartie)"
  • "Tschingta, Tschingta, Bummtara"

References

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  1. ^ Herms Niel, Munzinger Internationales Biographisches Archiv 35/1954 vom 23., August 1954(in German)
  2. ^ a b c d Matthews, Brian (2002). "The Reich's Song Composers, Lyricists & Performers". The Military Music & Bandsmen of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich 1933 - 1945. Tomahawk Films. pp. 218–19. ISBN 0-9542812-0-9.
  3. ^ a b Prieberg, Feed K. (2004) Handbuch Deutsche Musiker 1933–1945, CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel, p. 4,882(in German)
  4. ^ Kreutzmann, John. "Nielebock, Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann". Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. Open Publishing. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ Sieg heil ! Viktoria Herms Niel Reichsmusikzug des Reichsarbeitsdienstes Leitung: Herms Niel, retrieved 2023-03-31
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