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Was a German composer and conductor. He learned piano as a child and played chamber music in his you

Was a German composer and conductor. He learned piano as a child and played chamber music in his youth. After moving to Schwerin he studied under Friedrich Lührss, Paul Aron, and George Rettberg. He composed the song Ach, wie wärs möglich dann, which became quite popular and resulted in his being chosen for the court of Grand Duke Paul Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] He furthered his studies in 1832 with Joseph Birnbach in Berlin and later with Sechter in Vienna (1941-43), as well as with Halevy and Marco Bordogni in Paris. He held a conducting position at a Stuttgart court theater from 1851 to 1861. He died in Schwerin.

Was a German music critic, music-theorist and composer. He was friendly and active with many figures

Was a German music critic, music-theorist and composer. He was friendly and active with many figures of the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Little is known of Marpurg's early life. According to various sources, he studied "philosophy" and music. It is clear that he enjoyed a strong education and was friendly with various leading figures of the Enlightenment, including Winckelmann and Lessing. In 1746, he travelled to Paris as the secretary for a General named either Rothenberg or Bodenberg. There, he became acquainted with important intellectual luminaries, such as the writer and philosopher Voltaire, the mathematician d'Alembert and the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.

Was a 19th-century German philosopher and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion

Was a 19th-century German philosopher and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism. Nietzsche's influence remains substantial within and beyond philosophy, notably in existentialism and postmodernism. His style and radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth have resulted in much commentary and interpretation, mostly in the continental tradition. His key ideas include the death of God, perspectivism, the Übermensch, the eternal recurrence, and the will to power. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life's expansive energies, however socially prevalent those views might be.[2]

Was a German musician and composer. He was George Frideric Handel's first music teacher and organist

Was a German musician and composer. He was George Frideric Handel's first music teacher and organist at Halle's Church of Our Lady. He taught Handel how to play the violin, organ, and harpsichord, oboe as well as how to compose music. Zachow's teaching was so effective, that in 1702 at the age of seventeen, Handel took over his teacher's position as organist at Halle's. It is said that after Friederich Wilhem died in 1712, Handel became a benefactor to Zachow's widow and children in gratitude for his teacher's instruction.

Is a retired Dutch journalist and news anchor.[1] Thors is best known as the newscaster of the NTS-J

Is a retired Dutch journalist and news anchor.[1] Thors is best known as the newscaster of the NTS-Journaal from 1965 until 1972.Prior to the NTS-Journaal, he had already had a long career as a radio presenter for the AVRO. He made his microphone debut in 1928. During World War II he was one of the few broadcasting employees who did not want to work for the Nazi Germany Propaganda broadcasting service in the Netherlands. In 1944 and 1945 he worked for Radio Herrijzend Nederland (Radio Recovering Netherlands) which broadcasted from the already liberated south of the Netherlands.

Was a Dutch sports journalist, appearing on both radio and television[citation needed]. He did this

Was a Dutch sports journalist, appearing on both radio and television[citation needed]. He did this in a very solemn manner[citation needed]. He missed his own last broadcast due to an automobile accident he had on his way to the studio[citation needed].

Was a German musicologist and composer. After graduating from school in Pforzheim, Dietrich first at

Was a German musicologist and composer. After graduating from school in Pforzheim, Dietrich first attended the technical university in Karlsruhe, before moving to music. He studied from 1925 in Freiburg with Wilibald Gurlitt and Heinrich Besseler. Later study saw him move to the University of Heidelberg, to where Besseler had moved. For a short time, Dietrich studied in Leipzig at the conservatory, under Karl Straube.

Was an Austrian composer. He was a student of Alban Berg and the inventor of the all-interval row.[1

Was an Austrian composer. He was a student of Alban Berg and the inventor of the all-interval row.[1] Klein's twelve-tone theories appear to originate independently of Schoenberg's as with Josef Matthias Hauer's, and these claims as well as frequent stylistic changes helped to exclude him from the Second Viennese School, though Klein's theories where highly influential on Alban Berg. Klein considered his piece, Die Maschine: Eine extonale Selbstsatire, Op. 1 (1921) the first in which a twelve-tone row appears along with its retrograde, inversion, and transposed forms.[2]

Also known as Fritz Hochwaelder, was an Austrian playwright. Known for his spare prose and strong mo

Also known as Fritz Hochwaelder, was an Austrian playwright. Known for his spare prose and strong moralist themes.Hochwälder wrote social and political dramas, using historical themes in his plays. One of his earlier works Das Heilige Experiment (The Strong Are Lonely, 1943) drew on the violent dismantling of a utopian Jesuit settlement by the Spaniards in Paraguay in the 1760s and Der offentliche Anklager (The Public Prosecutor, 1948) delved into the violence of the French Revolution. The theme of violence was a major factor in his own life--in fact, without the Nazi rise to power, Hochwälder may not have become a successful playwright.

Was an Austria-born American violinist and composer; one of the most famous violinists of his day. H

Was an Austria-born American violinist and composer; one of the most famous violinists of his day. He is noted for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound, which was immediately recognizable as his own. Although he was a violinist of the Franco-Belgian school, his style is nonetheless reminiscent of the gemütlich (cozy) lifestyle of pre-war Vienna.

Was a German Romantic Era composer. He was a violinist, and wrote chamber music and concertos for th

Was a German Romantic Era composer. He was a violinist, and wrote chamber music and concertos for the violin.

Was a German pianist and composer, especially of works for the piano. His output of more than 400 Op

Was a German pianist and composer, especially of works for the piano. His output of more than 400 Opus numbers,[1] include salon pieces, chamber music, symphonies and other large forms, and over 300 piano pieces,[2] but is best remembered if at all today for a much-anthologized Sonatina.

Was a German conductor and composer who was particularly associated with the works of Johannes Brahm

Was a German conductor and composer who was particularly associated with the works of Johannes Brahms. Born in Grünsfeld, he was the brother of conductor Emil Steinbach. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and in Vienna. Among his teachers were Martin Gustav Nottebohm and Anton Door. In 1886 he succeeded Richard Strauss as the conductor of the Meiningen orchestra. He remained there until 1902, during which time he often collaborated with Brahms and gave frequent guest performances at the court of Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. From 1898-1901 he was President of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein. He was the music director of the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne from 1902-1914. He served as the director of the Lower Rhenish Music Festival in 1904, 1907, 1910, and 1913. He taught conducting at the Cologne Conservatory where his pupils included Adolf Busch, Allard de Ridder, Karl Elmendorff, Hans Knappertsbusch, Franz Mittler, Karl Aagard Østvig, and Albert van Raalte. He died in Munich.

Was a German choral conductor, church music director, conductor, organist and composer. He founded t

Was a German choral conductor, church music director, conductor, organist and composer. He founded the Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn in 1947 and conducted it until 1973. Fritz Werner studied at the Berliner Akademie für Kirchen- und Schulmusik, the University in Berlin and at the Preußische Akademie der Künste. His teachers were Wolfgang Reimann, Arthur Egidi, Fritz Heitmann, Richard Münnich, Carl Stumpf and Georg Schumann (composition, organ), Kurt Schubert (piano), Max Seiffert and Johannes Wolf (history of music), Richard Hagel (conducting).[1] In 1935 he became organist at the Bethlehemskirche in Potsdam-Babelsberg and a school teacher. In 1936 he became organist and cantor at the St. Nikolaikirche in Potsdam, promoted to Kirchenmusikdirektor (director of church music) in 1938

A Japanese essayist and translator.

A Japanese essayist and translator.

Was the pen-name of a novelist in Showa period Japan, known primarily for his biographical works and

Was the pen-name of a novelist in Showa period Japan, known primarily for his biographical works and works on literary history. His real name was Hirai Fujio.In the post-World War II period, he turned works biography and literary history, with Tokuda Shusei den ("Biography of Tokuda Shusei", 1965) about the noted author. This was followed by Kurai yoru no watashi ("Myself on a Dark Night", 1969), describing the literary world in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s. His biography of Nagai Kafu Waga Kafu ("My Kafu", 1969), was awarded the Yomiuri Prize. In 1981 he was awarded the Japan Art Academy Prize, and in 1986, he published Kanshokuteki Showa bundan shi ("An Impressionistic History of Showa Literature").

Was a Japanese critic and author. Also known under the pseudonym Fukuchi Ochi.He was born in Nagasak

Was a Japanese critic and author. Also known under the pseudonym Fukuchi Ochi.He was born in Nagasaki and traveled Europe as a translator. In 1874, he became a main writer for Tokyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun newspaper. In 1882, he formed the Constitutional Imperial Party.

A Japanese author, educator and activist.Fukuda Hideko (known as Kageyama Hideko before she married)

A Japanese author, educator and activist.Fukuda Hideko (known as Kageyama Hideko before she married) was a prominent figure, often referred to as "Japan's Joan of Arc," in the Freedom and Popular Rights Movement in Japan during the 1880s. Fukuda Hideko began her active involvement in the Movement after hearing speeches given by Kishida Toshiko in 1882, a popular orator dedicated to the rights of people, particularly women.

Was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded

Was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern Japan.

Was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman.

Was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman.

A Japanese columnist, cartoonist. Born in Tokyo to Junichi Natsume, son of novelist Natsume Soseki,

A Japanese columnist, cartoonist. Born in Tokyo to Junichi Natsume, son of novelist Natsume Soseki, he attended Aoyama Gakuin University, which he graduated in 1973. He has written the book Manga wa ima dou natteorunoka? (????????????????) (published in 2005), which was illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga.[1]

Was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist and literary critic in Showa period Japan. He is known for h

Was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist and literary critic in Showa period Japan. He is known for his early works in the proletarian literature movement, although he later became a strong ultranationalist. His real name was Goto Toshio, although he also used the alias "Shirai Akira".

Was a Japanese author, translator, and literary critic. Born Hasegawa Tatsunosuke (??????) in Edo (n

Was a Japanese author, translator, and literary critic. Born Hasegawa Tatsunosuke (??????) in Edo (now Tokyo), Futabatei's works are in the realist style popular in the mid- to late-19th century. His work Ukigumo (Floating Clouds, 1887) is widely hailed as Japan's first modern novel.After quitting his studies at the Russian language department at the Tokyo Foreign Language School (???????|Tokyo Gaikokugo Gakko)[1] in protest over administrative restructuring, Futabatei published the literary criticism Shosetsu Soron at the encouragement of the critic and author Tsubouchi Shoyo in 1886. Futabatei's first novel Ukigumo was never finished, but its realist style strongly influenced fellow authors in his day. Futabatei was accomplished in Russian and translated the work of Ivan Turgenev and other Russian realists into Japanese.

Was the pen name of Seiya Yamada (?? ??, Yamada Seiya?), a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyo

Was the pen name of Seiya Yamada (?? ??, Yamada Seiya?), a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo. In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel Daruma-toge no Jiken (???????, lit. "The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by a novel magazine Houseki (???). He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (??? Ninpocho series) and mystery stories. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime.

Was a Japanese non-fiction author.Kamisaka was born as Yoshiko Niwa in Tokyo on June 10, 1930. Her f

Was a Japanese non-fiction author.Kamisaka was born as Yoshiko Niwa in Tokyo on June 10, 1930. Her first work, Shokuba-no gunzo (People at a Place of Work), based on her experiences as a worker for Toyota, was published in 1959 and won a prize for works by new authors.Her best known work is ""Keishu Nazare-en" about a facility for Japanese widows of South Koreans. [1]