Louis Ehlert

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Louis Ehlert.

Louis Ehlert (23 January 1825, Königsberg – 4 January 1884, Wiesbaden) was a German composer and music critic.

Ehlert entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1845, where he studied under Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn. In 1850 he moved to Berlin where he was a critic and teacher. From 1869 until 1871 he taught at the Schule des höheren Klavierspiels founded by Carl Tausig. Later he taught in Meiningen where he tutored the princes, and finally in Wiesbaden.

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.^[1]

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.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 5680988 LCCN: nr97018929 ISNI: 0000 0001 0865 8489 GND: 116379987

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Name	Ehlert, Louis
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Short description	German composer
Date of birth	23 January 1825
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Date of death	4 January 1884
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