Otto Lessmann
Otto Leßmann (born January 30, 1844 in Rüdersdorf near Berlin ; † April 27, 1918 in Jena ) was a German composer and music critic .
As a schoolboy, Leßmann received his first musical lessons ( organ playing and composition ) from August Gottfried Ritter in Magdeburg . Supported by his teacher, Leßmann came to Berlin in 1862 at the age of 18 and became a student of Hans von Bülow ( piano ) and Friedrich Kiel ( composition ).
When Empress Augusta founded the Kaiserin Augusta Foundation for the education of the daughters of fallen officers after the war in 1870/71 , Leßmann was entrusted with the organization of music lessons at her request. Lessmann carried out these tasks successfully until the end of his life. Since the founding of the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin in 1881, he worked for a long time as a lecturer in musicology, and was also responsible for leading the piano classes.
In addition to his compositions for piano and organ, Leßmann also made a name for himself with his songs, often setting poems to music - Julius Wolff , Rudolf Baumbach and others.
From 1881 Leßmann headed the Allgemeine deutsche Musikzeitung , which he also headed as editor-in-chief after 1885, after its restructuring into the Allgemeine Musikzeitung . In addition to numerous critical articles, essays, etc. a. Articles for his own newspaper, Leßmann also regularly wrote articles for other music magazines.
The composer Otto Leßmann died on April 27, 1918 in Jena at the age of 74.
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| SURNAME | Lessmann, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rüdersdorf near Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1918 |
| Place of death | Jena |