Otto Julius Bierbaum

Otto Julius Bierbaum (28 June 1865 – 1 February 1910) was a German writer.

Bierbaum was born in Grünberg, Silesia. After studying in Leipzig, he became a journalist and editor for the journals Die freie Bühne, Pan and Die Insel. His literary work was varied. As a poet he used forms like the Minnesang or the folksong and the Anacreontics style. Composers such as Pauline Volkstein set his texts to music.

In 1897 Bierbaum published his novel Stilpe which inspired Ernst von Wolzogen to establish, in 1901, the first cabaret venue ever in Berlin, the Überbrettl . His novel Zäpfel Kerns Abenteuer was an adaptation of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio. Bierbaum's final novel, Yankeedoodlefahrt, was published in 1909 and is the source of the winged words "Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht" ("Humor is when you laugh anyway"), which has become a proverb in modern German.

Bierbaum died at Kötzschenbroda near Dresden.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1865 (Zielona Góra), Died February 1, 1910 (Dresden)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-23501 10-in. 11/26/1919 Námluvy (Wooing) Ema Destinnová Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Columbia 1480 10-in. between 1903 and 1908 Überbrettle tanz duet Sigmund Kunstadt ; Mia Werber Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with piano author  
Gramophone 0RA1136 10-in. 3/17/1936 Freundliche Vision Helge Rosvænge ; Bruno Seidler-Winkler Tenor vocal solo, with piano author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bierbaum, Otto Julius," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101908.

Bierbaum, Otto Julius. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101908.

"Bierbaum, Otto Julius." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101908

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