Alexander Ritter
Alexander Sascha Ritter (7 June 1833 – 12 April 1896) was a German composer and violinist. He wrote two operas, Der faule Hans and Wem die Krone?; a few songs; a symphonic waltz; and two symphonic fantasias. Ritter died in Munich.
Alexander Ritter
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- Name
- Alexander Ritter
- Born
- 7 June 1833
- Birthplace
- Narva, Estonia
- Died
- 12 April 1896
- Occupation
- * Composer
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Fields
- opera · programme music
- Education
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Teachers
- Joachim Raff · Franz Schubert · Ferdinand David
- Languages
- German
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Alexander Sascha Ritter (7 June 1833 – 12 April 1896) was a German composer and violinist. He wrote two operas, Der faule Hans and Wem die Krone?; a few songs; a symphonic waltz; and two symphonic fantasias. Ritter died in Munich.
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Alexander Ritter (1833–1896) was a chapelmaster, composer and conductor, among other activities, of Russian nationality. The chapelmaster was born in Narva and died in Munich.
Alexander Ritter was educated at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. The chapelmaster worked for Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar, Meiningen Court Orchestra and Municipal Theatre of Stettin and worked in Meiningen, Munich and Szczecin, among others.
The work spans opera and programme music. Languages used include German.
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Alexander Ritter studied at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Training under Joachim Raff, Franz Schubert and Ferdinand David is recorded. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera and programme music. Places of work recorded in the authority are Weimar, Szczecin and Würzburg. Employment is recorded with Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar, Municipal Theatre of Stettin and Meiningen Court Orchestra.
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• Name — Alexander Ritter • Born — 7 June 1833 • Birthplace — Narva, Estonia • Died — 12 April 1896 • Occupation — * Composer • Violinist
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Life and career
He was born in Narva, Estonia. He studied in Frankfurt am Main under Joachim Raff. In 1854 he married Wagner's niece Franziska (1829–1895). They had a daughter Hertha, who in 1902 became the wife of the Austrian composer Siegmund von Hausegger. Ritter had a strong influence on Richard Strauss. He persuaded him to abandon the conservative style of his youth, and begin writing tone poems; he also introduced Strauss to the essays of Richard Wagner and the writings of Schopenhauer. He encouraged Strauss to write his first opera Guntram, but was deeply disappointed at the final version of the libretto, which Ritter took to be a rejection of Schopenhauerian-Christian ideals.
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Alexander Ritter is recorded as composer, violinist, librettist, conductor and music dealer.
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1896
Alexander Ritter died at Munich.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q325751: Alexander Ritter
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- “Alexander Ritter”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Alexander Ritter
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- Ritter, Alexander (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
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Ritter, Alexander (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002Crossref registry
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He also worked under the name W. His recorded language was German. He was the child of Karl Ritter and Julie Ritter. He married Franziska Wagner. One child is recorded: Hertha Ritter. Formation and teaching. Ritter studied at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. He trained under Joachim Raff, Franz Schubert and Ferdinand David. He was employed by Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar, Municipal Theatre of Stettin and Meiningen Court Orchestra. He worked at Weimar, Szczecin, Würzburg and Meiningen.
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(MusicBrainz artist record for Alexander Ritter) • Country: DE (MusicBrainz artist record for Alexander Ritter) • Kind Of Artist: person (MusicBrainz artist record for Alexander Ritter) • Born: Alexander Ritter was born in 1833 at Narva.
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