Theodor Anton Blumer (24 March 1881 – 21 September 1964) was a German composer and conductor.
Blumer was born in Dresden. He studied composition with Felix Draeseke and W. Brookman at the Dresden Conservatory. In 1931, he became the conductor of the Dresden Radio Orchestra and subsequently moved to Leipzig to head the Middle German Radio Orchestra there for eleven years. He spent the rest of his life in Berlin.
Blumer's compositions include music for solo piano, string orchestra, and mixed chamber groups, as well as works for larger ensembles.e.g. a polonaise for large orchestra - Blumer's opus 84 - published in 1940 by Zimmermann of Leipzig. These include a piano quintet, two violin sonatas,the title page of his second violin sonata describes it as his second violin sonata - sonata no.1 opus 33 in D minor, sonata no.2 opus 43 in C minor. This does not preclude more, of course. string trio (1928), a flute sonata, four woodwind quintets, a string quartet (in G minor, his opus 51), - description of Blumer's string quartet in G minor, Op.51 (composed 1923-24). a comic opera Die Fünfuhrthee (The Five-o'Clock Tea) (produced in Berlin and Bremen in 1912); and a symphonic poem Erlösung. (cites 1924 Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians as source of information)
Some of his chamber music has been recorded on three CDs on the label Crystal Records.
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