Johann Friedrich Ludwig Thiele

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Johann Friedrich Ludwig Thiele (born November 18, 1816 in Harzgerode , Quedlinburg district , † September 17, 1848 in Berlin ) was a German organist and composer . He was also called Carl Ludwig Thiele .

He received his first music lessons from his father, who was a singer in Berlin at the time. Later he was a student of August Wilhelm Bach . Thiele soon showed his musical ability, especially on the organ, on which he developed an extraordinary talent. Thereupon he got the position of organist at the Parochialkirche in Berlin in 1839 . He wrote a large number of concert pieces for the organ.

Grave site of Johann Friedrich Ludwig Thiele, Klosterstrasse 67, Berlin-Mitte

Thiele died of cholera at the age of 31 . His grave is in Berlin-Mitte .

Works (selection)

  • Adagio in A flat major for organ four hands
  • Concert movement in C minor for organ four hands
  • Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in A minor
  • An Indian royal court
  • Theme with variations in A flat major, for organ

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thiele, Friedrich Ludwig. In: Meyers Kleines Konversations-Lexikon, sixth volume. 1908, p. 450.
  2. ↑ International Standard Name Identifier , accessed October 7, 2019
  3. ^ Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 3rd Edition. 1919, p. 945. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Thiele, Carl Ludwig. In: Enciclopèdia Espasa (en castellà). Volume 61. ISBN 84-239-4561-8 , p. 69.
personal data
SURNAME Thiele, Johann Friedrich Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thiele, Carl Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Harzgerode
DATE OF DEATH September 17, 1848
Place of death Berlin