Moritz Heuzenroeder

Background

Moritz Heuzenroeder was born in Ottersberg the youngest son of Doctor Heuzenroeder, a prominent physician, and from early childhood was preoccupied with performing music

Career

He left Germany for Australia around 1872 and settled in Adelaide. He later visited Germany to further his studies. He founded an orchestra at Tanunda, and a choral society at Angaston.

He moved from Adelaide to Tanunda early in 1897.

He died unexpectedly the same year.

Achievements

• He composed the comic opera Immomeena (libretto by Harry Congreve Evans), first performed in 1893, of which the song The Green little Isle of the Sea achieved some popularity.

Membership

He composed songsThou art my Queen with words by educationist Alfred Edward Maegraith (father of tropical medicine researcher Brian Gilmore Maegraith, cartoonist Kerwin Maegraith and war hero Hugh Maegraith), first performed in 1890 by Richard Nitschke, and Australia, with words by Creative Commons Presgrave (better known as a painter and prominent member of the Adelaide Easel Club), again promoted by R. Nitschke.