Louis Ehlert
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Louis Ehlert (23 January 1825 – 4 January 1884) was a German composer and music critic.
Life
Born in
Carl Tausig. Later he taught in Meiningen
where he tutored the princes, and finally in Wiesbaden. While in Berlin, Amy Fay studied with Ehlert from November 1869 until April 1870, when Ehlert and Tausig broke off their partnership.
Ehlert composed a Spring Symphony, an overture, and a Requiem for a Child, as well as numerous pieces for piano, choral works, and lieder. His book of essays, From the Tone World, was translated into English by Helen Tretbar.[1]
Ehlert wrote a very positive article about Dvořák's
Dvořák dedicated to Ehlert the Serenade for Wind Instruments Op. 44.[2]
He died in Wiesbaden.
References
- ^ Louis Ehlert (Helen Tretbar, translator), From the Tone World. A Series of Essays by Louis Ehlert, Translated from the German by Helen D. Tretbar. New York: Charles Tretbar, 1884; second edition, 1885. The biographical data given above are confirmed in the prefatory material to the second edition of this book.
- ^ Serenade for Wind Instruments: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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