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Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians, 1919
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1Hashesh (Moscow, 1885), Svetlana (ib., 1886), and Salanga (Petrograd, 1900); music to the dramas Messalina, The Star of Seville, and Antony and Cleopatra; 4 cantatas; an orchl. suite, Fata Morgana; Georgian Songs for solo, ch. and orch.; a pf.-suite; a Georgian Liturgy a cappella (1902); etc.
3Klička [klitch'kah], Josef, organ-virtuoso; born Klattau, Bohemia, Dec. 15, 1855. Pupil of the Prague Cons. and of the School for Organists; for some years cond. at the Bohemian 'Landestheater'; then of the choral society 'Hlahol' in Prague; now (1916) prof. of organ at the Cons. there. Has composed numerous works for organ; also choruses, orchl. works, and an opera, Die schöne Müllerin.
5Kliebert, Karl, b. Prague, Dec. 13, 1849; d. Würzburg, May 23, 1907. Pupil of Rheinberger and Wüllner at Munich; Kapellm. at Augsburg theatre; from 1876, Kirchner's successor as Director of the R. School of Music at Würzburg. He wrote an overture, Romeo und Julia (op. 5); songs; pcs. f. pf.; do. f. org.—Cf. R. Heuler, Hofrat Dr. K. K. (Würzburg, 1907).
7Klind'worth [klint'vort], Karl, pianist and pedagogue; b. Hanover, Sept. 25, 1830; d. Stolpe, n. Potsdam, Aug., 1916. A precocious self-taught pianist, at 6 he played a pf.-arrangement of Boieldieu's Calife de Bagdad; but the violin was his chief instr. At 15 he wished to go to Spohr, but lack of money prevented; at 17, obliged to earn his own livelihood, he became cond. of a travelling opera-troupe (Bilse played under him as 1st violin). In 1849, on his way to Amsterdam to conduct the German opera, a telegram apprised him that the venture had failed; so he went back to Hanover, and gave lessons. While on a pianistic tour he met Liszt, and in 1852, aided pecuniarily by a Jewish lady, went to Weimar for 2 years' study. He made rapid progress, and in 1854, armed with letters of introduction, went to London; his first concert, on Mar. 30, appears to have made an unfavorable impression, but Wagner next year heard and admired him, and became his firm friend. K. gradually made his way in London, and remained there 1854–68 as a pf.-teacher and concert-pianist. A. Rubinstein then called him to Moscow as pf.-prof. at the Imp. Cons. While here, he completed two 'monumental' works, his pf.-scores of Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen, and a complete revised edition of Chopin's compositions (1878). After N. Rubinstein's death in 1881, K. settled in Berlin, conducting for ten years all the concerts of the Wagnerverein and (with Joachim and Wüllner) the Philharm. Concerts. He also establd. a 'Klavierschule' (School of Pf.-playing), von Bülow coöperating one month each year; this was united with the Scharwenka Cons. when K. retired to Potsdam in 1893.—As a 'finishing' teacher, K. was in the front rank. His masterly arrs. of Wagner's music-dramas, Schubert's C-maj. Symphony (f. 2 pfs.), Tchaikovsky's symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini, etc., are world-renowned, like his revised edition of Beethoven's Sonatas, etc.; he also re-orchestrated Chopin's F-minor concerto. Among his original (publ.) comps. f. pf., a difficult and effective Polonaise-Fantaisie, and 24 grand pf.-études in all keys, may be mentioned.
9Kling, Henri, b. Paris, Feb. 17, 1842; prof. in Geneva Cons., and teacher of music in the city schools.—Works: Operas, and other mediocre instrl. and vocal music; a Method and 40 characteristic Studies f. horn; Method f. drum; a treatise (in German) on Instrumentation (several editions); Der vollkommene Musikdirigent (1891); etc.
11Kling'enberg, Friedrich Wilhelm, born Sulau, Silesia, June 6, 1809; d. Görlitz, April 2, 1888. Director of the Breslau 'Akademischer Musikverein,' 1830–7; then of the Künstlerverein; 1840–85, cantor at the Peterskirche, Görlitz.—Works: A symphony, overtures, pf.-pcs., part-songs, vocal church-music.
13Klitzsch, Karl Emanuel, b. Schönhaide, Saxony, Oct. 30, 1812; d. Zwickau, Mar. 5, 1889. Teacher in Zwickau Gymnasium; pensioned 1886. Self-taught musician; co-founder and conductor of the Musikverein, cond. of the concerts of the mus. society, cantor of the Marien- and Katharinenkirche, Zwickau. Contributor to the 'Neue Zeitschrift für Musik' since Schumann's time. Under the pen-name of 'Emanuel Kronach' he publ. the 96th Psalm f. soli, ch., and orch.; also songs; his opera, Juana, oder ein Tag auf St. Domingo, was given in Zwickau (1850?).
15Klose, Friedrich, b. Karlsruhe, Nov. 29, 1862. St. there one year with V. Lachner, later with A. Ruthardt (comp.) and Provesi (pf.) in Geneva, and 1886–9 with Bruckner in Vienna. He then taught for two years in the Académie de musique in Geneva; then lived several years in Vienna, Karlsruhe and Thun, devoting his entire time to comp.; taught in the Basel Cons., 1906–7; succ. Thuille in 1907 as teacher of comp. at the Akad. der Tonkunst in Munich; made Prof. in 1910. A composer of modern tendencies, following in the paths of Berlioz, Wagner and Liszt.—Publ. works: Ilsebill (Das Märlein von dem Fischer und seiner Frau), 'dramatic symphony', really an opera (Karlsruhe, 1903); Mass in D m., f. soli, ch. and orch., supplemented by an organ prelude, Ave Maria, O Salutaris, and Elevation-music; Vidi aquam; Das Leben ein Traum, symph. poem; Elfenreigen f. orch.; Prelude and Double-fugue
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