Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio

Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio (12 April 1803 – 23 March 1869) was a German dialectologist, folklorist, folk-song collector, poet, and composer. Born in Waldbröl, he was one of six children born to politician and jurist Jakob Salentin von Zuccalmaglio and Clara Deycks. His brother Vinzenz Jakob von Zuccalmaglio was a successful writer and poet. The Von Zuccalmaglio family traced its ancestry to Italians who had settled in the Catholic Rhineland region of Germany in centuries past.

The song "Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit" (No more beautiful country in this time [these times]) was published by him as titled Abendlied (Evening Song) in 1840. It was one of many in a collection of Volkslieder (folk songs), but in fact Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio himself is the author of "Kein schöner Land". One of those words is confusing even to some German native speakers, as "schöner" is here a shortened form of "kein schöneres Land ...", ′not one land/country (being) more beautiful ...′. The song continues to be found in almost every collection of traditional German songs.

He died at Haus Nachrodt near Altena.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 12, 1803 (Waldbröl), Died March 23, 1869 (Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-18505 10-in. 9/26/1916 Sandmännchen Alma Gluck ; Paul Reimers Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Zuccalmaglio, Anton Wilhelm Florentin von," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108773.

Zuccalmaglio, Anton Wilhelm Florentin von. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108773.

"Zuccalmaglio, Anton Wilhelm Florentin von." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108773

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