Ernst Ludwig Gerber
His father, Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber (1702–1775), a pupil of J. Bach, was an organist and composer of some distinction, and under his direction Ernst Ludwig at an early age had made great progress in his musical studies. In 1765 he went to Leipzig to study law, but the claims of music, which had gained additional strength from his acquaintanceship with Johann Adam Hiller (of whom Gerber became the cellist of his orchestra Großes Concert Concert), soon came to occupy almost his sole attention. On his return to Sondershausen he was appointed music teacher to the children of the prince, and in 1775 he succeeded his father as court organist.
Ernst Ludwig Gerber
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- Name
- Ernst Ludwig Gerber
- Born
- 29 September 1746
- Birthplace
- Sondershausen, Germany
- Died
- 30 June 1819
- Occupation
- composer, organist, and author
- Nationality
- Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
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Afterwards he devoted much of his time to the study of the literature and history of music, and with this view he made himself master of several modern languages. His Historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Tonkünstler appeared in 1790 and 1792 in two volumes; and the first volume of what was virtually an improved and corrected edition of this work was published in 1810 under the title Neues Historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Tonkünstler, followed by three further volumes in 1812, 1813 and 1814. Gerber also contributed a number of papers to musical periodicals, and published several minor musical compositions. Gerber, as it has been cited, owned a manuscript from a member of Bach family, which contained the settings of more than 200 chorale melodies.
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• Name — Ernst Ludwig Gerber • Born — 29 September 1746 • Birthplace — Sondershausen, Germany • Died — 30 June 1819 • Occupation — composer, organist, and author
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Ernst Ludwig Gerber was a cellist, musician, organist and “Musiklexikograph”, born on 29 September 1746 in Sondershausen and died on 30 June 1819 in Sondershausen. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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