Leo Schrattenholz
Leo Schrattenholz (born August 24, 1872 in London , † April 11, 1955 in Berlin ) was a German composer, cellist and music teacher.
Life
The son of the pianist Max Schrattenholz studied from 1891 to 1893 at the Royal University of Music in Berlin and then until 1895 at the master school for composition at the Berlin Academy, which was directed by Max Bruch . From 1906 he taught music theory and composition at the music college. His students included u. a. the Japanese composer Moroi Saburō , the musicologist Curt Sachs , the military bandmaster, conductor and composer Hans Felix Husadel , the pianist Siegfried Schultze, and the conductor and composer Gerhard Schulz-Rothe .
He performed as a cellist and pianist and worked as a conductor of the Symphonie-Verein . In addition to chamber music works, Schrattenholz composed a number of songs (including five poems by Hedwig von Olfers and Aus der Volksseele: a series of Tuscan folk songs ).
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| SURNAME | Schrattenholz, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, cellist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1955 |
| Place of death | Berlin |