Carl Busch (composer)
Carl Reinholdt Busch (born March 29, 1862 in Bjerre , Jutland , † December 19, 1943 in Kansas City , Missouri ) was an American composer of Danish origin.
Busch studied at the Copenhagen Conservatory with Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann and Niels Gade , also in Brussels and with Benjamin Godard in Paris . In 1887 he emigrated to the United States and worked as a music teacher and between 1912 and 1918 as conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra.
He composed symphonic poems ( Minnehaha's Vision ), other orchestral works, cantatas , chamber music, anthems , choirs and songs . In his works he processed Scandinavian, Anglo-American and Indian themes.
literature
- Donald Robert Lowe: Sir Carl Busch: His Life and Work as a Teacher, Conductor, and Composer . University of Missouri, Kansas City 1972, OCLC 663707471 (dissertation).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Donald R. Lowe: Busch, Carl. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- ↑ Carl Reinholdt Busch at: komponistbasen.dk
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Busch, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Busch, Carl Reinhold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bjerre , Jutland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1943 |
| Place of death | Kansas City, Missouri |