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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1KLINDWORTH — KLOSS
3Klindworth (klint'-vort), Karl, eminent German pianist, pedagogue, and editor; b. Hanover, Sept. 25, 1830; d. Stolpe, near Potsdam, July 27, 1916. He was a precocious musician, and learned to play violin and piano as a child; obliged to earn his own living, he obtained work as conductor of a traveling opera company when he was only 17. The enterprise failed in 1849, and he returned to his native city, where he gave piano lessons; later undertook a tour of Germany; then studied with Liszt in Weimar. He made rapid progress, and in 1854, armed with letters of introduction, went to London, where he remained until 1868, establishing himself as a popular piano teacher; also appeared as concert pianist. When Wagner was in London in 1855, they became friends; their mutual admiration led Klindworth to undertake the most important work of his life, the vocal scores of Wagner's tetralogy, The Ring of the Nibelung. In 1868, he was engaged as prof. at the newly-founded Moscow Cons., at the invitation of its director, Nicholas Rubinstein; after Rubinstein's death in 1881, Klindworth returned to Germany; was for a time conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. In 1884 he established in Berlin his own 'Klavierschule'; in 1893 it was merged with the Scharwenka Cons. of Music in Berlin, as 'Konservatorium der Musik Klindworth-Scharwenka,' which became one of the most famous music schools in Germany. Klindworth remained on the faculty until 1897; then retired to Potsdam. Klindworth was an exceptionally competent arranger and music editor; apart from his masterly transcriptions of Wagner's operas, he made an arrangement for 2 pianos of Schubert's C major symphony; publ. a practical ed. of Beethoven's sonatas. He also wrote a number of virtuoso pieces for piano, of which the brilliant Polonaise-Fantaisie and 24 grand études in all keys enjoyed some vogue among pianists. —Cf. Hugo Leichtentritt, Das Konservatorium der Musik Klindworth-Scharwenka, 1881-1931 (Berlin, 1931).
5Klingenber, Friedrich Wilhelm, German pedagogue; b. Sulau, June 6, 1809; d. Görlitz, April 2, 1888. He was director of the Music Academy at Breslau (1830-37); from 1840-85, cantor at the Peterskirche in Görlitz. He wrote a symphony, overtures, piano pieces, vocal church music, and songs.
7Klitzsch, Karl Emanuel, German conductor and composer; b. Schönhaide, Oct. 30, 1812; d. Zwickau, March 5, 1889. He was a self-taught musician; taught in Zwickau; co-founder and conductor of the Music Society there; contributed articles to the 'Neue Zeitschrift für Musik.' Under the pen name of Emanuel Kronach, he publ. the opera Juana, oder ein Tag auf St. Domingo; the 96th Psalm, for soli, chorus, and orch.; also songs.
9Klose, Friedrich, composer; b. Karlsruhe (of Swiss parents), Nov. 29, 1862; d. Ruvigliana, Lugano, Dec. 24, 1942. He studied in Karlsruhe and Geneva; in 1886 he went to Vienna, where he took a course with Bruckner. He traveled in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, occupying teaching posts for a year or two in various places, until 1907, when he was appointed prof. of composition at the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich. In 1920 he went to Switzerland. He left several large works that betray the influence of Bruckner and Wagner; of these, the most important is Ilsebill, described as a 'dramatic symphony' but in reality an opera (Munich, Oct. 29, 1905); another important work is an oratorio, Der Sonne-Geist (Basel, 1918); he further wrote a symph. poem, Das Leben ein Traum; organ works; a string quartet; songs. He publ. the books Meine Lehrjahre bei Bruckner (Regensburg, 1927), and Bayreuth (1929). —Cf. R. Louis, Friedrich Klose (Munich, 1905); H. Knappe, Friedrich Klose (1921). A symposium of articles, Friedrich Klose, zum 80. Geburtstag, was publ. at Lugano (1942).
11Klosé, Hyacinthe-Éléonore, noted clarinetist and pedagogue; b. Isle of Corfu, Oct. 11, 1808; d. Paris, Aug. 29, 1880. He studied at the Paris Cons.; then taught there for nearly 30 years (1839-68). In 1843 he introduced an important innovation into Böhm's system of ring-keys, which was widely adopted; publ. a Grande méthode pour la clarinette à anneaux mobiles (1844) based on that system; also studies and exercises. He did much to promote the then novel saxophone, and wrote some music for it.
13Kloss, Erich, German writer on music; b. Görlitz, Feb. 19, 1863; d. (in an automobile accident) Berlin, Nov. 1, 1910. He began his career as a teacher, but because of deafness he was obliged to give it up; directed his attention to writing. He publ. 20 Jahre Bayreuth (1896); Wagner, wie er war und ward (1901); Ein Wagner-Lesebuch (1904); Wagner-Anekdoten (1908); R. Wagner in seinen Briefen (1908); R. Wagner an seine Künstler (1909); R. Wag-
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