Ludwig Stark (19 June 1831 – 22 March 1884) was a German pianist, composer, teacher and musicologist.
Stark was born in
Munich
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. He studied philosophy and music at the
University of Munich
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and at the age of twenty-six co-founded the
Conservatory of Stuttgart, where he also served as a teacher of harmony, singing and music history. In 1858 he published with
Sigmund Lebert
Sigmund (Zygmunt or Siegmund) Lebert, born Samuel Levi on 12 December 1821 in Ludwigsburg and died on 8 December 1884 in Stuttgart, was a German pianist and music teacher, and one of the founders of the Stuttgart Music School. With Ludwig Stark ...
the ''Grosse theoretisch-praktische Klavierschule'', a piano method which was translated into several languages and widely distributed in both Europe and America.
Stark died in
Stuttgart
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, aged 52.
List of piano transcriptions
Bach's work
*Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 535
*Toccata in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538
*Toccata in F major, BWV 540
References
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1831 births
1884 deaths
German pianists