Robert Müller (musician)
Albert Robert Müller (born May 25, 1849 in Naumburg (Saale) , † February 24, 1909 ) was a German trombonist .
Robert Müller first received violin lessons and discovered his talent for playing the trombone at the age of twelve. In 1866 he got a position at the city orchestra as a trombonist and bassist. Engagements in various orchestras followed (1867 Kurorchester Travemünde , 1867–1868 Mansfeldsches Orchester Chemnitz , 1868–1869 Theaters Lucerne and St. Gallen , 1869–1871 Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich , 1872–1874 Theater Strasbourg , 1874–1876 private orchestra in Lugano ). In 1876, at the age of 27, he settled in Leipzig and became a member of the Gewandhaus and theater orchestra and teacher atRoyal Conservatory of Music .
He wrote a school for slide trombone (Leipzig, Zimmermann 1902) and technical exercises and etudes as well as practice-related playing literature for his instrument.
Fonts
- Technical studies for trombone. Hofmeister, Leipzig. 5th edition 1984.
- Technical studies for bass trombone and tuba. Edit and ed. by Ernst Meyer. Zimmermann, Frankfurt am Main 1990.
- School for slide trombone. New method for slide trombone. Zimmermann, Frankfurt am Main [1991].
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Müller in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Müller, Albert Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trombonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naumburg (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1909 |