Yuri Karlowitsch Arnold
Yuri Karlovich Arnold ( Russian Юрий Карлович Арнольд ; born November 1, jul. / 13. November 1811 greg. In Saint Petersburg , † July 8 jul. / 20th July 1898 greg. In Karakasch in Simferopol ) was a Russian composer , musicologist , Music critic , choir director and music teacher .
Arnold joined the army after studying in Tartu . After his departure in 1838 he lived as a composer. From 1863 to 1870 he was a music journalist in Leipzig and wrote for the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik . In 1870 he founded a private music school in Moscow , which he directed until 1894. Occasionally he read at the University of Moscow on music history and acoustics .
Arnold composed, among other things, an opera , two operettas and two overtures . He researched and published on Russian church music . His memoirs appeared in 1892. Juri Arnold contributed significantly to the spread of Russian music abroad through his journalistic activities and his translations of operas and songs.
Web links
- Biography on biografija.ru (Russian)
- Biography on peoples.ru (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jennifer Spencer, Robert W. Oldani: Arnol′d, Yury (Karlovich) [Jurig von]. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
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| SURNAME | Arnold, Yuri Karlowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Арнольд, Юрий Карлович (Russian spelling); Arnold, Juri Karlowitsch von; Arnold, Jurij Karlovič |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1898 |
| Place of death | Karakash |