Carl Gottlieb Elsässer

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Carl Gottlieb Elsässer (born June 7, 1817 in Höfingen ; † January 5, 1885 in Hawthorn ) was a German-Australian composer and music teacher.

Elsässer was first trained by his father, who was a teacher, and then took lessons from the Stuttgart organist Konrad Kocher . He continued lessons with the organist and composer Johann Gottlob Schneider in Dresden. After his return to Stuttgart he worked as a conductor and music teacher.

During the March Revolution in 1848 , he represented the court conductor Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner for some time , who had been banned from performing. After the suppression of the democracy movement, Elsässer went to England in 1849, where he taught at a private college.

In 1853 Alsatian emigrated to Australia, where he lived in Melbourne until his death. He appeared here as a composer with a number of orchestral and choral works - in particular several cantatas - conducted the Melbourne Philharmonic Society in the 1861 season and worked as a music teacher. His students included u. a. the singers Amelia Bailey and Geraldine Warden . In early 1884 he suffered a stroke that deprived him of language and made him unable to work. Until his death he was supported by friends and colleagues, including John Lemmoné .

Works

  • Praise the Lord , cantata, 1860
  • Wedding Cantata , 1863
  • Peace Festival Cantata (“Victory Cantata”), 1871
  • Victoria's Dream , cantata, 1880
  • Songs of Praise , 1882

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personal data
SURNAME Alsatian, Carl Gottlieb
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Australian composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Höfingen (Leonberg)
DATE OF DEATH January 5, 1885
Place of death Hawthorn (Victoria)