Louis Köhler
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Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler (5 September 1820 – 16 February 1886) was a German composer, conductor and piano teacher.
Köhler was born in Braunschweig
. He studied piano in Vienna
under Carl Maria von Bocklet
, Simon Sechter
and Ignaz von Seyfried
. As a conductor, he worked in Marienburg
and Elbing
. After that he settled in Königsberg
in 1847, after which time he concentrated on piano teaching and writings on music. Among his pupils were Adolf Jensen
and Hermann Goetz
. He was a critic for the Hartungsche Zeitung from 1849 to 1886, and was a contributor to Signale from 1844 until 1886. His writings were well known to Liszt
and Wagner
; he also proposed the formation of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein, with which Liszt was involved.
He composed three operas and a ballet, and wrote books of musical study. He also wrote educational works for piano. He died in Königsberg
.
Köhler was born in Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
. He studied piano in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
under Carl Maria von Bocklet
Carl Maria von Bocklet
Carl Maria von Bocklet was a composer and teacher of music. He studied with Bedřich Diviš Weber and moved to Vienna in 1821, where he "created a great stir...through his interesting free fantasias on the piano forte." In Vienna, Eduard Marxsen was one of his notable students...
, Simon Sechter
Simon Sechter
Simon Sechter was an Austrian music theorist, teacher, organist, conductor and composer.Sechter was born in Friedberg , Bohemia, then part of the Austrian Empire, and moved to Vienna in 1804, succeeding Jan Václav Voříšek as court organist there in 1824. In 1810 he began teaching piano and voice...
and Ignaz von Seyfried
Ignaz von Seyfried
Ignaz Xaver Ritter von Seyfried was an Austrian musician, conductor and composer.Seyfried was born in Vienna. According to a statement in his handwritten memoirs he was a pupil of both Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Albrechtsberger. He published Albrechtsberger's complete written works after...
. As a conductor, he worked in Marienburg
Marienburg
-The historical German names of these places:*Ordensburg Marienburg , the large brick castle built by the Teutonic Knights**Malbork, Poland, site of the Ordensburg Marienburg, formerly Marienburg in Westpreußen and during World War II, Nazi Stalag XX-B for enlisted men*Alūksne, Latvia*Feldioara,...
and Elbing
Elbing
Elbing is the German name of Elbląg, a city in northern Poland which until 1945 was a German city in the province of East Prussia.Elbing may also refer to:- Ships :* SMS Elbing, light cruiser of the Imperial Germany Navy...
. After that he settled in Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
in 1847, after which time he concentrated on piano teaching and writings on music. Among his pupils were Adolf Jensen
Adolf Jensen
Adolf Jensen was a German pianist, composer and music teacher, and was the brother of Gustav Jensen who was a violinist and composer.-Biography:...
and Hermann Goetz
Hermann Goetz
Hermann Gustav Goetz was a German composer.After studying in Berlin, he moved to Switzerland in 1863. After ten years spent as a critic, pianist and conductor as well, he spent the last three years of his life composing...
. He was a critic for the Hartungsche Zeitung from 1849 to 1886, and was a contributor to Signale from 1844 until 1886. His writings were well known to Liszt
Liszt
Liszt is a Hungarian surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer and pianist* Adam Liszt , father of Franz Liszt* Anna Liszt , mother of Franz Liszt...
and Wagner
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
; he also proposed the formation of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein, with which Liszt was involved.
He composed three operas and a ballet, and wrote books of musical study. He also wrote educational works for piano. He died in Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
.
Selected writings
- Die Melodie der Sprache (Leipzig, 1853)
- Systematische Lehrmethode für Klavierspiel und Musik (Leipzig, 1857–8, 3/1888)
- Die Gebrüder MüllerGebrüder MüllerThe Gebrüder Müller was the name of a noted German string quartet composed of four brothers.-Players:...
und das Streichquartett (Leipzig, 1858) - Führer durch den Clavierunterricht (Leipzig, 1859, 9/1894)
- Der Clavierunterricht: Studien, Erfahrungen und Ratschläge (Leipzig, 1860, 6/1905)
- Leicht fassliche Harmonie- und Generalbass-Lehre (Königsberg, 1861, 3/1880)
- Gesangs-Führer (Leipzig, 1863)
- Die neue Richtung in der Musik (Leipzig, 1864)
- Einige Betrachtungen über Sonst und Jetzt (Leipzig, 1867)
- Johannes Brahms und seine Stellung in der neueren Musikgeschichte (Hanover, 1880)
- Allgemeine Musiklehre (Leipzig, 1883)
- Katechismus der Harmonielehre (Stuttgart, 1888, 2/1892)