Richard Stöhr
Richard Franz Stöhr , actually Richard Franz Stern (born June 11, 1874 in Vienna , † December 11, 1967 in Montpelier , Vermont ) was an Austrian- American music theorist and composer .
Life
Stöhr studied with Robert Fuchs at the Academy for Music and Performing Arts Vienna . From 1900 he worked there as a teacher of music theory and counterpoint as well as the theory of musical forms (1904–1938), and in 1915 he became an assistant professor.
Among his students were Herbert von Karajan , Rudolf Serkin , Erich Leinsdorf , Samuel Barber , Erich Zeisl , Louis Horst, Marlene Dietrich , Alois Hába , Hellmut Federhofer , Franz Schütz , Leonard Bernstein and Eugene Bossart.
In 1938 he emigrated to the USA and taught at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia .
literature
- Lynne Heller: Stöhr (own Stern), Richard Franz. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stöhr, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stöhr, Richard Franz (full name); Stern, Richard Franz (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-American music theorist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1967 |
| Place of death | Montpelier , Vermont |