Adolf Ruthardt
German piano teacher, composer and music editor
About Adolf Ruthardt
Lived 1849 – 1934 (aged 85). Adolf Ruthardt was a German composer, pianist, musicologist, editor, music arranger and music teacher.
Adolf Ruthardt (9 February 1849 – 12 September 1934) was a German piano teacher, composer and music editor.
Adolf Ruthardt was the son of the oboist Friedrich Ruthardt and the younger brother of Julius Ruthardt. After studying music at the Stuttgart Conservatory he moved to Geneva in 1868, working as a pianist and teacher. From 1885 he taught piano at the Leipzig Conservatory, becoming professor there in 1910.
Works Das Klavier, 1880
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German piano teacher, composer and music editor (1849-1934)
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Adolf Ruthardt was born on 9 February 1849 in Stuttgart.
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Adolf Ruthardt died on 12 September 1934 in Leipzig.
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Adolf Ruthardt was a composer, pianist, musicologist, editor, music arranger and music teacher.
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