Richard Zeckwer
Richard Zeckwer (April 30, 1850 – December 31, 1922)[1] was a composer and music teacher.
He was born in Stendal and studied at the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre, where he studied piano under Ignaz Moscheles[2] before moving to Philadelphia, where he died. His compositions include The Bride of Messina overture and The Festival Overture. In 1876 he became director of the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.[3]
Zeckwer's son, Camille, was also a composer and music educator in Philadelphia.
References
- ↑ Stanley Sadie (ed.) (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan.
- ↑ Slonimsky, Nicolas (1978). "Zeckwer, Richard". Baker's Biographical dictionary of musicians. (6th ed.). New York: Schirmer Books. p. 1939. ISBN 0-02-870240-9.
- ↑ Granville L. Howe, William Smythe Babcock Mathews (1889). A Hundred Years of Music in America. G.L. Howe.
External links
- Works by or about Richard Zeckwer at Internet Archive
- Free scores by Richard Zeckwer at the International Music Score Library Project
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