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Léon Charles François Kreutzer
Léon Charles François Kreutzer (September 23, 1817 — October 6, 1868) was a French music critic ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' defines music criticism as "the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres". In this sense, it is a branch of mus ..., music historian, and composer. Life and career Born in Paris, Léon Charles François Kreutzer was the son of composer and violinist Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer. He studied piano and composition with his father and other private instructors. In 1840 he began writing for the French publication '' L’union'' on the history of opera, and other topics related to that art form. In 1849 he began working as a music critic for François-Joseph Fétis's ''Revue et gazette musicale de Paris''; publishing a series of articles in that magazine from February 4 and September 23, 1849. After this he worked as a music critic for a number of 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Charles François Kreutzer
Léon Charles François Kreutzer (September 23, 1817 — October 6, 1868) was a French music critic ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' defines music criticism as "the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres". In this sense, it is a branch of mus ..., music historian, and composer. Life and career Born in Paris, Léon Charles François Kreutzer was the son of composer and violinist Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer. He studied piano and composition with his father and other private instructors. In 1840 he began writing for the French publication '' L’union'' on the history of opera, and other topics related to that art form. In 1849 he began working as a music critic for François-Joseph Fétis's ''Revue et gazette musicale de Paris''; publishing a series of articles in that magazine from February 4 and September 23, 1849. After this he worked as a music critic for a number of 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |