Munster, Westphalia

Jan. 28, 1832; d. Braunfels an der Lahn, Sept. 7, 1902. Pupil of C. Arnold, Schindler, Ke ler, Dehn, and Rungenhagen, and at Bru els, Cologne, and other cities; pf. teacher at Munich Cons. 1856, town mus dir Aix-la- Chapelle 1858; conducted, with Rietz, Rhine Festival 1864, also those of 1882, *86, and ’90; again at Munich condr court chapel, dir. of choral cla es in sch. of mus. 1867; condr. court opera and acad. concerts 1869; court capellmeister and artistic dir. cons at Dresden 1877; condr. Berlin Philharmonic 1883-84; of Gurzenich concerts at Cologne and dir. of cons composed some works for chorus, distinguished as teacher and condr.