Ernst Perabo
Johann Ernst Perabo (born November 14, 1845 in Wiesbaden , † October 29, 1920 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American composer and pianist of German origin.
Life
He received his musical training at the Conservatorium der Musik in Leipzig from Carl Reinecke , Ignaz Moscheles and Ernst Friedrich Richter . In 1852 Perabo's family emigrated to New York City . From 1885 he lived in Boston, where he worked as a pianist, composer and music teacher. His most famous student was the pianist and composer Amy Beach .
In addition to original compositions for the piano, including a Scherzo , Three Studies , Pensées and Prelude, Romance and Toccatina , he wrote numerous transcriptions and fantasies from and about operas and orchestral works.
literature
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 293 .
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| SURNAME | Perabo, Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Perabo, Johann Ernst (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer and pianist of German origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1920 |
| Place of death | Boston |