Friedrich Klose (born 29 November 1862 in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

, Germany; died 24 December 1942 in Ruvigliana, Switzerland) was a German composer. He studied with

Vinzenz Lachner Vinzenz Lachner (also spelled Vincenz) (19 July 1811 – 22 January 1893)"Vinzenz Lachner", ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians''. London: Macmillan Publishers, 1980. was a German composer and conductor. Early life Born in Rain am ...

in Karlsruhe, and then with

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

in Vienna, and recorded his impressions of his time with Bruckner in a book. His Mass in d-minor was written in response to

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

's death. His opera '' Ilsebill'' (1903) is inspired by the music of

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

and

Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wag ...

, and the plot is based on the

Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among the ...

tale of a fisherman who catches a huge fish which grants ever increasingly more greedy wishes and this is reflected in the increasing complexity of orchestration during the opera.Record review
/ref> It was premiered in 1903 in Karlsruhe under the direction of

Felix Mottl right Felix Josef von Mottl (between 29 July/29 August 1856 – 2 July 1911) was an Austrian conductor and composer. He was regarded as one of the most brilliant conductors of his day. He composed three operas, of which ''Agnes Bernauer'' (Weima ...

. He ended his career as a composer and a teacher in 1919 and retired to Switzerland.

Works

Works for Stage

''Ilsebill'', an opera; Libretto: Hugo Hoffmann (1902, UA Karlsruhe 7. Juni 1903)

Works for Chorus

''Asklepiadische Strophen'' for men's chorus (text by Heinrich Leuthold, 1888) Mass in d-minor for Solo voices, chorus, orchestra and organ, op. 6 (1889) for which the following works were written later: * ''Andante religioso'' op. 9 (Orchestral Intermezzo for his Mass op. 6, 1894) * ''Vidi Aquam'' op. 10 (Preulde for his Mass op. 6, 1894) * ''Ave Maria'' for Soprano and Orchestra, op. 11 (Interlude for his Mass op. 6, 1894) * ''O Salutaris Hostia'' for Soprano, Tenor and Orchestra op. 12 (Offertory for his Mass op. 6, 1894) Four Songs for men's chorus (1905) ''Die Wallfahrt nach Kevlaar'', a ballade for narrator, three choirs, orchestra and organ (text by

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

, 1911) ''Ein Festgesang Neros'' for tenor, chorus , orchestra and organ (text by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

, 1912) ''Der Sonne-Geist'', Oratorio for solo voices, chorus, orchestra and organ (text by

Alfred Mombert Alfred Mombert (6 February 1872, in Karlsruhe – 8 April 1942, in Winterthur) was a Germans, German poet. Biography Mombert was the son of the Jewish-German merchant Eduard Mombert and his wife Helene Gombertz. The economist Paul Mombe ...

, 1917)

Songs

14 Songs for voice and piano opus numbers 1-5 (1886-87) ''Verbunden'', Song cycle for Mezzo-soprano and piano, op. 8 (text by

Friedrich Rückert Friedrich Rückert (16 May 1788 – 31 January 1866) was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages. Biography Rückert was born in Schweinfurt and was the eldest son of a lawyer. He was educated at the local '' Gymnasium'' ...

, 1888) ''Fünf Gesänge nach Giordano Bruno'' for voice and piano (1918)

Orchestral music

''Jeanne d'Arc'', tone poem (before 1881) ''Loreley'', tone poem (before 1881) ''Elfenreigen'' (1892) ''Festzug'' (1892) ''Das Leben ein Traum'', tone poem for narrator and a final chorus for women's choir (1896)

Instrumental Chamber Music

Elegie for Violin or Viola and Piano, op. 7 (1889) Prelude and Double-fugue in c-minor using a theme by Anton Bruckner with a final chorale for brass (1907) String quartet in E-flat major: "''Ein Tribut in vier Raten entrichtet an Seine Gestrengen den deutschen Schulmeister"'' (1911
Sound bites and work description

Writing

''Meine Lehrjahre bei Bruckne''r. 1927. ''Bayreuth. Eindrücke und Erlebnisse''. 1929.

References

External links

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Klose's Opera, Ilsebill
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