Ludvig Schytte (28 April 1848 in

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– 10 November 1909 in

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) was a

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, pianist, and teacher. Born in

, Denmark, Schytte originally trained as a pharmacist. He studied with

Niels Gade Niels Wilhelm Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. Together with Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, he was the leading Danish musician of his day. Biography Gade was born ...

and

Edmund Neupert (Carl Fredrik) Edmund Neupert (1 April 184222 June 1888) was a Norwegian music teacher, pianist and composer. Among Neupert's compositions, the ''24 Concert-Etüden'' and the ''24 Octav-Etüden'' are especially highly regarded. Biography Neupert ...

. In 1884, he travelled to Germany to study with

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 ...

. Schytte lived and taught in

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between 1886 and 1907 and spent the last two years of his life teaching in Berlin. His daughter

Anna Schytte Anna Johanne Schytte, also known as Anna Jutta Schytte (20 November 1877 - 16 March 1953) was a Danish composer, pianist, and teacher who performed throughout Europe and recorded for Welte Mignon reproducing pianos. Schytte was born in Copenhagen ...

was also a composer and pianist. Schytte composed a ''Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Opus 28'', and a ''Sonata in B-flat'', among numerous other piano works. He also wrote two

operas Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretti ...

: ''Hero'' (25 September 1898 in

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) and ''Der Mameluk'' (22 December 1903 in Vienna).opera Glass
/ref> His shorter works are still used today as educational studies for piano students.

Literature

*''School of modern pianoforte virtuosity (Schule des höheren Klavierspiels: technische Studien bis zur höchsten Ausbildung)''. Edited by

Moriz Rosenthal Moriz Rosenthal (17 December 18623 September 1946) was a Polish pianist and composer. He was an outstanding pupil of Franz Liszt and a friend and colleague of some of the greatest musicians of his age, including Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss, ...

and Ludvig Schytte. Berlin, ca. 1890. *''Die Schule des modernen Klavierspiels ... School of Modern Pianoforte Playing. A Collection of Studies as Introduction to Modern Harmony, Melody, Rhythm and Style. Op. 174, etc''. London: A. Lengnick & Co, 1912.

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