Carl Eitz (25 June 1848, Wehrstedt,

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18 April 1924,

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) was a German

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Life

Carl Eitz was the son of a gardener, and showed, in particular areas of math and physics whiz. Under difficult conditions, he became a teacher. From 1870 to 1872 he was organist and teacher in Dalldorf, and then work over many years as a teacher at the Second Eisleber public school, where he also worked as a scientist. So he invented the Tonwortsystem on: sound, wort: word(Latonisation), which found application in all schools in Germany, and the pure

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, a reed organ with a mathematically pure sentiment. As acoustician and music educator, he his influence was recognized among scientific figures of his time such as

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. Since 1918, full professor, his achievements in musical acoustics were honored in 1922 by the award of Honorary Doctor of the

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. The Prussian Ministry of Culture awarded him an honorary doctorate.

Honors

In 1948 the town of Eisleben created a memorial stone to commemorate the 100th Birthday of the educators. The Carl Eitz-stone was erected at the foot of Scherbelberges. Also in Eisleben at the Carl Eitz-way at the New Cemetery, on the upper west wall, a bust was placed as a tomb. On the accompanying relief singing children are presented. Above that is the saying, "Rejoice OF LIFE."„Unser Mansfelder Land“. ''Heimatblatt der Kreise Eisleben und Hettstedt''. February 1955. S. 8ff. The Carl Eitz-School in

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is named after the inventor of Tonwortsystem.

Works

*''Das mathematisch-reine Tonsystem'' he mathematically pure-tone system 1891. *''Das Tonwort'', Leipzig 1928.

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Verein für Tonbewertung nach Carl Eitz
ssociation for Tonbewertung after Carl Eitz German music educators People from Eisleben People from Halberstadt 1848 births 1924 deaths {{Germany-music-bio-stub