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1Th. in Berlin; then at Augsburg and Magdeburg; from 1886-92 at Cologne, since that time teacher of theory at Stern's Cons., Berlin. In 1895 he received the title of "Professor."—Works: Opera D.s Miermanns Harfe (Riga, 1865); music to the Christmas legend Die Wuhntelminnchen and to Goethe's Faust; overtures, a string-quartet, pf.-pieces (Ritornelles, op. 26; Petite Suite, op. 29; Impromptu, op. 27; "Jungbrunnen," op. 41, 30 short didactic pieces;—"Fête d'enfants," and "Nuits italiennes," for 4 hands), part-songs, songs, etc.
3Klein, Johann Joseph, b. Arnstadt, Aug. 24, 1740, d. Kahla, n. Jena, June 25, 1823. Lawyer at Eisenburg in Altenburg.—Works: "Lehrbuch der practischen Musik" (1783); "Lehrbuch der theoretischen Musik" (1801); "Neues, vollständiges Choralbuch" (1785; w. Introd. on Chorals).
5Klein, Bernhard, church-composer; b. Cologne, Mar. 6, 1793; d. Berlin, Sept. 9, 1832. Went to Paris in 1812 to study under Cherubini and in the Cons. Library; was mus. director at Cologne cathedral for some years, and in 1818 settled in Berlin, where (1820) he was app. teacher of comp. at the R. Inst. for Church-music, and mus. director and singing-teacher at the Univ.—Works: 3 oratorios, Jephtha, David, and Hiob (Job); the cantata Worte des Glaubens (Schiller); an 8-p. Paternoster, a 6-p. Magnificat, 6-p. responses, 8 books of psalms, hymns, and motets f. male voices (deservedly popular); 2 operas, Dido (1823) and Ariadne (1825), and 2 acts of a third, Irene; music to Raupach's Erdennacht; sonatas and variations f. pf.; etc.—His younger brother, Joseph (1802-62), lived in Berlin and Cologne as a composer.
7Klein, Bruno Oscar, b. Osnabrück, Hanover, June 6, 1858 [not 1856]. Studied pf. and comp. under his father, Carl K., organist of Osnabrück cathedral; then for 2 years at Munich Cons. under Rheinberger (cpt.), Wüllner (score-reading), and C. Baermann (pf.). Went to America in 1878; spent several years in travelling and concertizing, and settled in New York in 1883. Since 1884 he has been head of the pf.-department at the Convent of the Sacred Heart; also, 1884-94, organist at St. Francis Xavier, and (1887-92) prof. of cpt. and composition at the National Cons. In the season of 1894-5 he gave several concerts in Germany.—Works: Kenilworth, grand opera in 3 acts and an Introduction (Hamburg, Feb. 13, 1895), many pf.-works of high character, sonata for violin and pf., and songs.
9Klein'michel, Richard, pianist and composer, b. Posen, Dec. 31, 1846. Pupil of his father (Hermann K., b. 1816; d. Hamburg, May 29, 1894; bandmaster and music-director at Posen and Potsdam); studied in Hamburg and (1863-66) at Leipzig Cons.; taught music in Hamburg, returned to Leipzig in 1876, and in 1882 became mus. director of the City Th. He married Clara Monhaupt, a dramatic soprano at Leipzig.—Works. 2 operas, Manon [Schloss de Lorme] (Hamburg, 1883), and the 3-act romantic opera Der Pfeiffer von Dusenbach (ibid., 1891); 2 symphonies; chamber-music; pf.-music ("Dorfmusik," 16 characteristic pieces, 1s op. 56; 4 books of pf.-études "fur kleine und grosse Leute," op. 60; and other valuable studies); and songs.
11Kleng'el, August Alexander ("Kanon-Klengel"), b. Dresden, Jan. 29, 1784; d. there Nov. 22, 1852. Pupil of Milchmeyer; from 1803, of Clementi, with whom he travelled through Germany, and in 1805 to St. Petersburg, where K. remained, studying and lesson-giving, until 1811. After 2 years in Paris he went to Italy, Dresden, England (1815), and returned to Dresden in 1816, when he was app. organist of the R. C. Court Church. A master of the legato pf.-style and a fine organist, K. was also a remarkable composer in the strict contrapuntal forms (whence the above sobriquet), works of this kind being "Les Avant-coureurs" (24 pf.-canons; publ. before 1840), and 48 canons and 48 fugues (an unsuccessful attempt to outdo Bach's "Well-tempered Clavichord"; publ. 1854 by M. Hauptmann). Other publ. pf.-comp.s. 2 concertos, a trio, a 4-hand fantasia, a rondo, a "Promenade sur mer, interrompue par une tempête" (op. 19), and other salon-music.
13Kleng'el, Paul K., pianist and violinist; b. Leipzig, May 13, 1854. Took degree of Dr. phil., Leipzig, with dissertation "Zur Aesthetik der Tonkunst"; 1881-6, cond. of the Leipzig "Euterpe" concerts; 1888-93, 2nd Hofkapellm. at Stuttgart; then cond. the student-chorus "Arion" at Leipzig until 1898, when he went to New York.
15Kleng'el, Julius, brother of Paul, and a gifted 'cellist; b. Leipzig, Sept. 24, 1859; pupil of Emil Hegar ('cello) and Jadassohn (comp.); 1st 'cello in Gewandhaus Orch., and teacher at the Cons.—Publ. comp.s. 3 'cello-concertos (op. 4, in A min.; op. 20, in D min., w. pf.; op. 31, in A min.); a concertino f. 'cello w. pf., op. 7, in C; a Concertstück f. do., op. 10, in D min.; a Suite f. 2 'celli, op. 22, in D min.; a Suite f. 'cello and pf., op. 1, in E min.; about 40 soli f. 'cello w. pf.; also a Serenade f. string-orch., 2 string-quartets (op. 21 and 34), a pf.-trno in D (op. 25), etc.
17Klie'bert, Karl, b. Prague, Dec. 13, 1840. Pupil of Rheinberger and Wüllner at Munich;
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