August klughardt biography

  • Klughardt, who was born in Köthen.
  • August Friedrich Martin Klughardt was a German composer and conductor.
  • August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (November 30, 1847 – August 3, 1902) was a German composer and conductor.

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    Preface

    August Klughardt

    (b. Köthen, 30 November 1847 — d. Dessau, 3 August 1902)

    Symphony No. 3 in D major, op. 37 (1879)

    I Lebhaft (p. 1)
    II Langsam (p. 82)
    III Scherzo. Mäßig (p. 104) – ein wenig langsamer (p. 111) –
    Erstes Tempo (p. 117) – etwas lebhafter (p. 124)
    IV Munter (p. 138) – Etwas breiter, aber nicht schleppend (p. 155) –
    Tempo inom (p. 158) – Lebhaft und kräftig (p. 175/76) – etwas breiter (p. 198) –
    Tempo inom (p. 200) – Lebhafter (p. 205)

    Preface
    Until a few years ago August Klughardt was completely forgotten, apart from a late wind quintet that has long formed part of the core repertoire of wind ensembles. Since then four of his fem symphonies (he withdrew the first himself), his concertos, and a rich body of chamber music have appeared on CD, and his ingratiatingly melodious, readily accessible, impeccably crafted music, poised between the competing currents of his day, is heard ever more often in concert. Klughardt’s masterly counterpoint, excellent orch

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    Klughardt, August (Friedrich Martin)

    Klughardt, August (Friedrich Martin), German conductor and composer; b. Cothen, Nov. 30, 1847; d. Rosslau, near Dresden, Aug. 3, 1902. He was a pupil of Blassmann and Reichel in Dresden. From 1867 to 1868 he was a theater conductor in Posen, and then held similar posts in Neustrelitz(1868-69) and Lübeck (1869). He served as court music director in Weimar (1869-73), where he became a friend of Liszt. He then was music director in Neustrelitz (1873-82) and Dessau (from 1882).

    Works

    dramatic:Opera:Mirjam (Weimar, 1871); Iwein (Neustrelitz, 1879); Gudrun (Neustrelitz, 1882); Die Hochzeit Mönchs (Dessau, Nov. 10, 1886). orch.: 5 syms.; Cello Concerto (1894); Violin Concerto (1895). other: Chamber music; piano pieces; songs.

    Bibliography

    L. Gerlach, A. K.: Sein Leben und seine Werke (Leipzig, 1902).

    —Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

    Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

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    August Klughardt

    German composer and conductor

    August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (30 November 1847 – 3 August 1902) was a German composer and conductor.

    Life

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    Klughardt, who was born in Köthen, took his first piano and music theory lessons at the age of 10. Soon he began to compose his first pieces, which were performed by a music circle Klughardt had founded himself at school. In 1863, his family moved to Dessau. One year later, Klughardt gave his debut as pianist.

    After having finished school, he moved to Dresden in 1866. There, he took further lessons and brought his compositions to the public for the first time. One year later, he began to earn his living as a conductor. At first, he worked at the municipal theatre in Posen (Poznań) for one season, then in Neustrelitz for one season, and finally in Lübeck for several months. From 1869 to 1873, he worked at the court theatre in Weimar. There, he met Franz Liszt, which was very important for his creative develo

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