Franz Espagne
Franz Espagne (born April 21, 1828 in Münster , † May 24, 1878 in Berlin ) was a German musicologist and librarian .
Life
Espagne was a student of Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn in Berlin. In 1858 he was music director in Bielefeld for a short time . In the same year, after the premature death of Dehn, he took over the management of the music department of the Royal Library in Berlin . He held the office until his death. Albert Kopfermann was his successor .
In addition, he was choirmaster at the city's Hedwig Church . He also made a name for himself as a collaborator on the complete editions of Beethoven and Palestrina , which were published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig .
Publications (selection)
- List of all works by Dr. Carl Loewe 's , Berlin 1870
literature
- Hugo Riemanns Musik-Lexikon , 10th edition, edited by Alfred Einstein , Berlin 1922, p. 338
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Espagne, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musicologist and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1878 |
| Place of death | Berlin |