Max Julius Loewengard
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Max Julius Loewengard (born October 2, 1860 in Frankfurt am Main , † November 19, 1915 in Hamburg ) was a German composer , music teacher and music critic .
Loewengard was a student of Joachim Raff in Frankfurt, where he later worked as Kapellmeister . From 1890 to 1891 he was a teacher at the Conservatory in Wiesbaden, then until 1904 at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin and at the same time worked as a music advisor for the Berliner Börsen-Zeitung . In 1904 he succeeded Alfred Sittard as music advisor to the Hamburg Correspondent and taught at the Hamburg Conservatory until 1908.
Loewengard wrote a textbook on harmony (1892), an exercise book on harmony theory (1903), a textbook on counterpoint (1902), canon and fugue and a theory of forms (both in 1904) as well as practical instructions for playing basso continuo, harmonizing, transposing and modulating (1913 ).
As a composer, Loewengard stood out primarily with songs and his comic opera Die 14 Nothelfer .
From 1912 to 1913, 18-year-old Paul Dessau received his first composition lessons from Loewengard.
literature
- Alfred Einstein : Hugo Riemanns Musiklexikon , 2 volumes, Berlin 1929 (11th edition)
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Julius Loewengard in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loewengard, Max Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist, music teacher and music critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1915 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |