Theodor Hagen (music Critic)

Theodor Hagen ften spelled Theodore Hagen(15 April 1823, Hamburg – 27 December 1871, New York City) was a writer on musical topics in Germany and the United States. He was a member of the local Communist League in Hamburg, Germany and took part in the publication and distribution of the ''Neue Rheinische Zeitung Politisch-ökonomische Revue''.Biographical note contained in the ''Collected Works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: Volume 38'' (International Publishers: New York, 1982) p. 655.

Life

He studied music in Hamburg and in Paris, in the latter city from 1841 until 1843. Soon after his return to Germany he became known as a writer on musical topics, especially as a contributor to Robert Schumann's ''Neue Zeitschrift für Musik''. Also in Germany, he wrote two books, ''Civilisation und Musik'' (Civilization and Music; 1845) and ''Musikalische Novellen'' (Musical Novels; 1848).

He came to New York in 1854, and assumed the editorship of ''The Musical Gazette'' which was at the end of about six months consolidated with another journal under the title of ''The Musical Review and Gazette''. In 1862, he became both editor and proprietor. He was active as a journalist and music critic.

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1823 births
1871 deaths
American editors
American writers about music
Emigrants from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
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Journalists from New York City
19th-century American journalists
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19th-century German musicians
19th-century German writers
19th-century German male writers
19th-century American male writers
19th-century German male musicians

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