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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1919
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1f. orch., 4 tpts. and 4 trombones; Elegie f. vl. and orch.; Die Wallfahrt nach Keuvaar, f. declamation, ch., orch. and org. In MS.: Festzug f. orch.; Un Chant de fête de Néron, f. orch. and ch.; Szene des Ariel (from Goethe's 'Faust,' Part II); a str.-quartet in F.—Cf. R. Louis, F. K., in 'Monographien moderner Musiker' (vol. ii, Leipzig, 1907).
3Klosé, Hyacinthe-Éléonore, clarinettist; b. Isle of Corfu, Oct. 11, 1808; d. Paris, Aug. 29, 1880. From 1839–68, prof. of clarinet at the Paris Cons., succeeding Berr, his teacher. He improved the fingering of the clarinet by applying Boehm's system of ring-keys in 1843.—Works: Grande méthode pour la clarinette à anneaux mobiles, solo pieces, études, and other instructive music f. clar.; marches, etc., f. military band; and 3 methods f. saxophone (one for each group).
5Kloss, Erich, b. Görlitz, Feb. 19, 1863; d. Berlin, Nov. 1, 1910 (in an automobile accident). On account of difficulty in hearing he was obliged to give up his career as a teacher, and devoted himself 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. Wagner im Liede (1910); R. Wagner über die Meistersinger (1910); R. Wagner über den Ring des Nibelungen (posth., 1913); also ed. Briefe Wagners an Freunde und Zeitgenossen (1909) and the 3d, augm., ed. of the Wagner-Liszt Correspondence (1910).
7Klotz (or Clotz), a family of Bavarian violinmakers at Mittenwald. Their instrs. were brought into repute by Matthias (b. June 11, 1653; d. Aug. 16, 1743), the son of Aegidius, sen.; he is believed to have learned the art with Nicola Amati; worked for some time in Padua, and settled in Mittenwald in 1683. Matthias' sons, Sebastian and Joseph, were followed, in the 18th century, by Georg, Carl, Michael, and Aegidius, jr. Many of their violins are mistaken for Stainer's make.
9Klug'hardt, August (Friedrich Martin), b. Köthen, Nov. 30, 1847; d. Dessau, Aug. 3, 1902. Pupil of Blassmann and Reichel, at Dresden. Theatre-Kapellm. at Posen (1867), Lübeck (1868), and Weimar (1869–73), where he was also mus. director to the Grand Duke; then court Kapellm. at Neustrelitz, and in 1882 at Dessau. This career, and the influence of Liszt, awakened his talent for dramatic composition; the 3-act opera Mirjam (Weimar, 1871) was followed by Iwein (Neustrelitz, 1879), Gudrun (ibid., 1882), Die Hochzeit des Mönchs (Dessau, 1886; at Prague, 1888, as Astorre). Other works: The oratorios Die Grablegung Christi (op. 50), Die Zerstörung Jerusalems (op. 75), Judith (op. 85); the great symphonic poem Lenore (op. 27); 4 symphonies (op. 34, in F m.; op. 37, in D; op. 57, in C m.; op. 71, in C m.); the overtures Sophonisbe (op. 13; to Geibel's drama), Im Frühling (op. 30), Konzertouvertüre (op. 45), Festouvertüre (op. 54), do. (op. 78), Siegesouvertüre; an orchl. suite in 6 movements in A m. (op. 40); a vln.-concerto in D (op. 68); a vcl.-concerto (op. 59); Konzertstück for oboe and orch. (op. 18); Auf der Wanderschaft, suite f. orch. (op. 67); a string-sextet; a pf.-quintet; 2 string-quartets; a string-trio; Schilflieder (after Lenau), 5 Phantasiestücke f. pf., oboe and 'cello; pf.-music; 8 books of songs; etc.—Cf. L. Gerlach, A. K. Sein Leben und seine Werke (Leipzig, 1902).
11Kna'be, William, founder of the celebrated pf.-manufactory at Baltimore, Md., was born at Kreuzburg, n. Oppeln, Prussia, in 1797; d. Baltimore, 1864. Began business in 1839 with Henry Gaehle; in 1854 the partnership was dissolved. His successors were his sons William (1841–89) and Ernest, joined later by Charles Keidel. The present (1916) heads of the firm are Ernest J. Knabe, jr. (b. July 5, 1869), and William Knabe (b. Mar. 23, 1872).
13Knecht, Justin Heinrich (Abbé Vogler's rival at the organ, and surpassing him as a composer and theorist); b. Biberach, Württemberg, Sept. 30, 1752; d. there Dec. 1, 1817. From 1771–1807, organist and music-director at Biberach; then for 2 years Hofkapellm. at Stuttgart, but resigned on account of intrigues, and returned to Biberach.—As a harmonist, K. taught chord-building by thirds up to chords of the eleventh on all degrees of the scale. Publ. Erklärung einiger … missverstandenen Grundsätze aus der Vogler'schen Theorie (Ulm, 1785); Gemeinnützliches Elementarwerk der Harmonie und des Generalbasses (4 parts, 1792–8); Kleines alphabetisches Wörterbuch der vornehmsten und interessantesten Artikel aus der mus. Theorie (1795); Vollständige Orgelschule für Anfänger und Geübtere (3 parts, 1795–8); Theoretisch-praktische Generalbass-Schule (n. d.); Kleine Clavierschule für die ersten Anfänger (n. d.; republ. as Bewährtes Methodenbuch beim ersten Clavierunterricht); Allgem. musikalischer Catechismus (Biberach, 1803); Luther's Verdienst um Musik und Poesie (1817). His compositions are now obsolete; but the Tongemälde der Natur is interesting as a symphony identical in subject with Beethoven's 'Pastoral' symphony.—Cf. E. Kauffmann, J. H. K. (Tübingen, 1892).—See Q.-Lex.
15Kneisel [knī'-], Franz, violin-virtuoso; b. (of German parentage) Bucharest, Jan. 26, 1865. A precocious pupil of Grün and Hell- one of two readings
16Kneisel [kni'-], Franz, violin-virtuoso; b. (of German parentage) Bucharest, Jan. 26, 1865. A precocious pupil of Grün and Hell- one of two readings
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