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Eduard Reuss
Eduard Reuss (16 September 1851 - 18 February 1911) was a German composer, pianist, music educator, and writer on music. He is best known for his writings on composer Franz Liszt, including a highly thought of biography ''Ein Lebensbild'' (1898). He also authored the book ''Liszts Lieder'' (1906) and penned several essays on the life and works of Liszt. As a composer, he mainly produced works for solo piano and also made arrangements of several works by Liszt. Life and career Born in New York City to German immigrants to the United States, Reuss lived most of his life in Germany. He began his musical training at the age of 11 in Göttingen where he was a pupil of composer and music critic Eduard Krüger (1807–1885) from 1862 to 1869. He then became a disciple of Franz Liszt, studying with the great composer from 1870 to 1879. He was also a student of Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard in Paris in 1876–1877. In 1880, Reuss joined the teaching staff at the Karlsruhe Conservator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luise Reuss-Belce
Luise Reuss-Belce (24 October 1862 – 5 March 1945) was an Austrian - German operatic soprano. In the last years of her life she worked as an opera director and singing teacher. Life Born in Vienna, Luise Baumann first appeared under the pseudonym ''Luise Belce''. In 1885 she married the composer and musicologist Eduard Reuss (1851-1911) and from then bore the double name by which she became known. Her daughter Elisabeth Reuss became a concert singer and educator; her son Wilhelm Franz Reuss (1886–1945) became a conductor and composer. She studied in Vienna with Josef Gänsbacher and in Karlsruhe with Fritz Plank (1848-1900). She made her debut in 1881 at the ''Großherzogliches Hoftheater'' f. Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruheas Elsa in ''Lohengrin (opera)">Lohengrin''. There she also played other important roles, for example Cassandra in ''Les Troyens'' (1890) and the title role in ''Ingwelde'' (1894). From 1897 to 1901 she was engaged at the then newly opened Hessische ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
