Anacker, Wilhelm 1818-?1892 Germany Thuringen, Herrenbreitungen - ?, ?
teacher in Schmalkalden, 1835 at Homberg Seminar, 1839 in Hersfeld, 1858 organist in Hersfeld, 5.apr.1838 and 15.aug.1841 Wilhelm Anacker received letters from Felix Mendelssohn, it looks like he did not publish any music during his lifetime and all music was published by his family both in Germany and the USA

[? Wilhelm Anacker died 1892, 1874-1878 teacher drawing and writing at Hersfeld Gymnasium and related to Friedrich Anacker died 1888, 1858-1878 singing teacher at Hersfeld Gymnasium]

[the family who may have brought his compositions to the USA: Wilhelm Erigfreund Anacker (Herrenbreitungen 1.jun.1840-1921 Wisconsin, Portage) emigrated 2.jun.1860 as farmer to Portage Wisconsin ; son of Georg Ludwig Anacker (Hessen, Kassel 5.jan.1817-6.dec.1876 Herrenbreitungen)]

Title Parts


[] Neun leichte melodische tonstucke. Organ or harmonium. op2
pub Johann Andre, Offenbach am Main 1892
pub Alphonse Mustel pere et fils, Paris
[the late year of publication could be explained as if his family published his works after his death]

[] Dreizehn leichte melodische tonstucke. Organ or harmonium. op3
pub Johann Andre, Offenbach am Main 1893
pub Alphonse Mustel pere et fils, Paris

[] Fugue in c. Organ
in Album zu J. G. Topfer's Amts-Jubelfeier. Kuhn, Weimar 1867

[] 17 Chorale. TTBB Choir
pub Alois Maier, Fulda

[] 48 Chorale. SATB Choir
pub Alois Maier, Fulda

the following compositions may have been brought to the USA by his family who emigrated from Herrenbreitungen to Wisconsin
or they are all from his opus 2 or 3 and brought to the USA by Lorenz & Co., Dayton Ohio

[] Preludium. Organ
composer name given as Wilhelm Anacker
published in The Organist Vol.3 No.3, Lorenz & Co., Dayton Ohio July 1899

[] Voluntary. Organ
composer name given as Wilhelm Anacker
published in The Organist Vol.3 No.3, Lorenz & Co., Dayton Ohio July 1899

[] Prelude-Voluntary in C. Organ
composer name given as W. Anacker
performed by Mrs. Nellie Niswenger at the First United Brethren Church, Portsmouth Ohio 20mar1927

[] Offertory. Organ
composer name given as William Anacker
performed at the Easter Celebration at the First Baptist Church, Syracuse NY 12apr1936
composer name given as Wilhelm Anacker
performed at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg Pennsylvania 19oct1941

[] Postlude. Organ
music Wilhelm Anacker
pub Frog Music Press, Englewood Tennessee (Playing the Roland Church Organ)

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