Gustav Luders

Gustave Luders (December 13, 1865 – January 24, 1913) was a German-born American composer, music arranger, and conductor. He is best known as a composer of operettas and musical comedies; many of the which were first staged in Chicago prior to being staged on Broadway. His style of writing was heavily influenced by both Arthur Sullivan and Viennese operetta.

Life and career Gustave Carl Luders was born on December 13, 1865 in Bremen, Germany. He trained as a musician in Germany. In 1888 he immigrated to the United States where he settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There he worked as an orchestra conductor and the director of a light opera company. The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection at Johns Hopkins has several of his works.

Gustave Luders died in New York City on January 24, 1913. By the Sad Sea Waves (musical) "King Dodo" (1901) with Frank Pixley "Korean Dance" (1904) "Hi-Ko, Hi-Ko" (1904) The Grand Mogul (1906) The Prince of Pilsen The old town: A musical farce in two acts