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1b. Lahm, Franconia, Sept. 8, 1767; d. Berlin, Sept. 10, 1845. Intendant of court theatres at Dessau (1798), Vienna (1800), Bamberg (1811), and Berlin (1823; director of the opera, 1825). Composed 11 operas, and numerous vaudevilles.
3Lichtenthal, Peter, comp. and writer; b. Pressburg, 1780; d. Milan, Aug. 18, 1853, where he had settled in 1810. Prod. 3 operas and 4 ballets at La Scala; publ. a string-quartet, 2 pf.-trios, and pf.-pieces. Wrote "Harmonik für Damen" (1806); "Der musikalische Arzt" (1807; on the healing power of music; Ital. ed. 1811); "Orpheik, oder Anweisung, die Regeln der Composition auf eine leichte und fassliche Art zu erlernen" (1807); "Cenni biographicali intorno al celebre maestro W. A. Mozart" (1814); "Mozart e le sue creazioni" (1842); "Estetica, ossia dottrina del bello e delle belle arti" (1831); "Dizionario e bibliografia della musica" (1826; 4 vol.s, the last two containing bibliography; his magnum opus).
5Lie, Erica, [Mme. Nissen,] b. Kongsvinger, n. Christiania, Jan. 17, 1845. Pianist, pupil of Kjerulff (1860), and, at Berlin, of Th. Kullak (1861-6); the latter engaged her as a teacher in his Acad., and persuaded her to give a concert, the success of which encouraged her to make a tour in Germany, and to Copenhagen and Stockholm (elected member of the Royal Acad.). Gave concerts in Germany in 1871, then returning to Christiania, where she is now living as a teacher and concert-pianist of high reputation.
7Liebe, Eduard Ludwig, b. Magdeburg, Nov. 19, 1819. Pupil of Spohr and Baldewein at Kassel; mus. dir. at Koblenz, Mayence, and Worms; taught for some years in Strassburg; now in London.—Works: Opera Die Braut von Azola (Karlsruhe, 1868); has publ. popular songs, and pf.-pieces; other comp.s MS.
9Liebich, Ernst (Johann Gottlob), b. Breslau, Apr. 13, 1830; d. there Sept. 23, 1884. Eminent violin-maker, the successor of his father and grandfather, and trained in the workshops of Vuillaume (Paris), Hart (London), and Bausch (Leipzig). His instr.s have taken several first prizes.
11Liebig, Karl, b. Schwedt, July 25, 1808; d. Berlin, Oct. 6, 1872. At first "Stabsoboist" in the Alexander Grenadier Regt., Berlin, he established in 1843 an independent orchestra, the Berlin "Symphoniekapelle," which attained such a high standard that it was employed for the concerts of the Singakademie, for the Künstler-Concerte, etc. In 1860 he was made R. Music-Director. In 1867 his orchestra deserted him, and elected Prof. Stern conductor; L. did his best to organize another orch., but the new one never became as good as the old.—Julius L., his son (1838-1885), was Kapellm. at Ems for many years.
13Liebling, Emil, fine concert-pianist; b. Pless, Silesia, Apr. 12, 1851. Studied the piano with Ehrlich and Th. Kullak at Berlin, Dachs in Vienna, and Liszt at Weimar; composition with H. Dorn, Berlin. Has been in America since 1867, and in Chicago since 1872, actively engaged as a concert-pianist, teacher, and contributor to several papers.—Chief publ. works: (1) For pf., Gavotte moderne, op. 11; Florence Valse, op. 12; Feu follet, op. 17; Albumblatt, op. 18; two Romances, op. 20 and 21; Cradle-song, op. 23; Canzonetta, op. 26; Menuetto scherzoso, op. 28; Mazurka de concert, op. 30; Spring Song, op. 33; (2) Songs, "Adieu," "Dost thou remember," and others.
15Liebling, Georg, b. Berlin, Jan. 22, 1865. Piano-pupil of Th. and Fr. Kullak, and later of Liszt; studied comp. with H. Urban and H. Dorn. 1880-5, teacher in Kullak's Acad.; 1881, first professional tour in Germany and Austria. First Berlin concert in Oct., 1884, was very successful. European tours 1885-9. Court pianist to Duke of Koburg (1890). Among his elegant salon-comp.s may be noted op. 15, Suite à la Watteau; his op. 5, the vocal "Lieblingswalzer," has been sung by Nikita at over 100 concerts. He has publ. over a score of works.
17Liebau, Robert, music-publisher in Berlin; b. Neustadt, Holstein, Dec. 28, 1838. Purchased Schlesinger's business (Berlin) in 1864, and Haslinger's (Vienna) in 1875; with the latter he acquired the most important works of Weber, Meyerbeer, Liszt, Spohr, etc.
19Liliencron, Rochus, Freiherr von, eminent writer on music; b. Plön, Holstein, Dec. 8, 1820. Studied jurisprudence and philology at Kiel, Berlin, and Copenhagen; was prof. of the German language and literature at Jena 1852-5, then privy councillor at Saxe-Meiningen; in 1858 he accepted the invitation of the newly organized Historical Commission at Munich to collect and annotate the historical German folk-songs of the middle ages (publ. as "Historische Volkslieder der Deutschen vom 13.-16. Jahrhundert" in 4 vol.s; Leipzig, 1865-9). In 1869 he settled in Munich, and was elected foreign member in ordinary of the Bavarian Acad. of Sciences.—Other works: "C. E. F. Weyse und die dänische Musik seit dem vorigen Jahrhundert" (8th annual series, 1878); "Über den Chorgesang in der evangelischen Kirche" (1881, in "Zeit- und Streitfragen," No. 144); biography of J. B. Cramer in the "Allgem. deutsche Biographie"; "Deutsches Leben im Volkslied um 1530" (the finest German folk-songs of the 16th century, with melodies; in volume ii of Kürschner-Spemann's "Deutsche Nationallitteratur"); "Über Kirchenmusik und Kirchenconcert" (in the 2nd annual report of the "Verein für evang. Kirchenmusik"); "Über Entstehung der Chormusik innerhalb der Liturgie" (in the Magdeburg "Evang. Kirchen-Zeitung"); etc.
21Lillo, Giuseppe, pianist and dram. comp.; b. Galatina, Lecce, Italy, Feb. 26, 1814; d. Na-
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