Louis Liebe
Friedrich Eduard Ludwig (Louis) Liebe (26 November 1819 – 4 July 1900) was a German composer and musical teacher.[1][2][3] By 1863, he had published more than 50 works as a composer, including pieces for piano, violin, voice, and male choirs, many of which appeared in France and England.[4] His most popular works included Harmony (words by Adaien Linden of Metz) and a cantata for mixed choir with orchestral accompaniment (words by Emile Drescher).[4] He won a prize in Mannheim for Muttersprache for male choirs, as well as prizes in Paris for several a capella pieces and a fugue for organ, among other compositions.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Liebe was born in Magdeburg, where his father worked for the higher regional court.[1] He studied music in Kassel and was a pupil of Louis Spohr.[1][5]
Career
[edit]From 1842 to 1844, Liebe taught at the Sallmann'schen Schule in Kassel.[2] In 1844, he lived in Koblenz briefly and moved to Mainz later that year.[1]
From 1845 or 1846 to 1850, Liebe was the musical director at Worms.[1][2] While at Worms, one of his pupils was Friedrich Gernsheim, who went on to become a composer and musical director at Saarbrücken.[6][5][4]
From 1850 to 1867, Liebe lived in Strasbourg.[2] He was director of the Association of Choral Societies of Alsace and was a music teacher.[4] During this period, he toured Paris, Zürich, Chur, and London.[2]
From 1883 to 1886, Liebe was based in Kostanz, where he conducted the Bodan singing society.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Liebe married in Mainz in October 1847.[1] He died in 1900 in Chur.[2]
Further reading
[edit]- Neue Berliner Musikzeitung hrsgg. v. Gustav Bock, 6. Jg., Nr. 37 v. 1852-09-22, S. 295, Sp. 1: "Louis Liebe (1819–1900), Musikdirektor in Straßburg; „Louis Liebe, welchem vor Kurzem der Preis für die beste Composition als Männer-Quartett des Gedichtes: ‚Muttersprache‘ von Max von Schenkendorf, von einer Gesellschaft in Mannheim zuerkannt worden war, ist eben wieder als Sieger bei einer Preisbewerbung hervorgegangen.“ (in „Nanzi“; sic Nancy)...
- www.Jung-Stilling-Forschung.de
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Beer, Axel. "Friedrich Eduard Ludwig Liebe". Musik und Musiker am Mittelrhein 2 | Online (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Liebe, Louis". Spohr Briefe (in German). Spohr Museum. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "L". Internationaler Biographischer Index der Musik: Komponisten, Dirigenten, Instrumentalisten und Sänger. De Gruyter Saur. 1995. p. 336. doi:10.1515/9783110951745-017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Notice Programme". Grand Festival Choral de Strasbourg. July 1863. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via BnF Gallica.
- 1 2 "1863". Band 8 1860-1864. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter. 2006. p. 880. doi:10.1515/9783110918113.828.
- ↑ "Julius Friedrich Gernsheim (1839-1916)". Mahler Foundation. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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