Breithaupt

Rudolph Maria, teacher, author, b. Brunswick, Germany, Aug. 11, 1873. Mother a highly gifted piano player; educated in the local high school (Gymnasium), at the same time studying music; pst. of amateur quartet, played double ba m orchestra of pupils from the various gymnasia; first studied law at Jena, Leipzig, and Berlin, later theory of music with Paul, Riemann, BROUNOFF and Kretzschmar, in Leipzig, with studies in psychology, etc 1897 decided on musical career; after a short period at the Leipzig Cons, under Teichmuller, Jada ohn, and Paul, carried on studies by himself; after a year in Vienna (1900-01) located in Berlin as writer on music, critic, teacher of piano playing; since 1903 has limited himself mainly to teaching; compositions comparatively few, principally songs, piano pieces and dtudes; author of treatises on piano technic, Die naturhche Klaviertechnik (1904), Schide des Gemcht pieles (1906). Part II of the previous named book, i ued in French, 1907, in English, 1909.