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Adolph Kullak

1823 – 1862

German pianist and musicologist

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Lived 1823 – 1862 (aged 39). Adolph Kullak was a German pianist, musicologist, music teacher, composer, philosopher and musicographer.

Adolph Kullak (23 February 1823 – 25 December 1862) was a German pianist and music writer.

Life Born in Międzyrzecz, Kullak, the brother of the founder of the New Academy of Music, Theodor Kullak, is still significant today through his writings on music theory. Adolf studied with Albrecht Agthe and Adolf Bernhard Marx in Berlin.

His main works are Das Musikalisch-Schöne, ein Beitrag zur Ästhetik der Tonkunst and Die Ästhetik des Klavierspiels. (1860). He also worked as a piano teacher and as an author for the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung.

Kullack died in Berlin at the age of 39.

Works Kullak, Adolph: The Aestetics of Pianoforte Playing, trans.1893, reprint N.Y. 1972,

Secondary literature Gerig, Reginald: Famous Pianists and Their Technique (Washington 1976)

Ydefeldt, Stefan: Die einfache runde Bewegung am Klavier: Bewegungsphilosophien um 1900 und ihre Auswirkungen auf die heutige Klaviermethodik, (Augsburg 2018): Wissner Verlag orig. Schwedisch,

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Who was Adolph Kullak?

German pianist and musicologist

When was Adolph Kullak born?

Adolph Kullak was born on 23 February 1823 in Międzyrzecz.

When did Adolph Kullak die?

Adolph Kullak died on 25 December 1862 in Berlin.

What was Adolph Kullak's occupation?

Adolph Kullak was a pianist, musicologist, music teacher, composer, philosopher and musicographer.

What nationality was Adolph Kullak?

Adolph Kullak was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adolph Kullak

· Wikidata: Q322009

· DBpedia: Adolph Kullak

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