About Karl Adolf Lorenz
Lived 1837 – 1923 (aged 85–86). Karl Adolf Lorenz was a German composer, music educator, conductor, choir director and organist.
Karl Adolf Lorenz (13 August 1837 – 3 March 1923) was a German conductor, composer, and music pedagogue.
Career Born in Köslin, his family moved to Stettin where he attended the Marienstiftsgymnasium (de) (a school) for 16 years. During those 16 years, Lorenz studied music with composer Heinrich Trieste (1808–1885). In 1857, Lorenz went on to study at the Humboldt University of Berlin, earning a PhD in philosophy in 1861.
In philosophy he was highly influenced by his study of Arthur Schopenhauer. In music, he studied counterpoint with Siegfried Dehn, piano and composition with Friedrich Kiel and instrumentation with choirmaster Wenzel Gährich, all at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
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Who was Karl Adolf Lorenz?
composer (1837–1923)
When was Karl Adolf Lorenz born?
Karl Adolf Lorenz was born in 1837 in Koszalin.
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Karl Adolf Lorenz died on 3 March 1923 in Szczecin.
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Karl Adolf Lorenz was a composer, music educator, conductor, choir director and organist.
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Karl Adolf Lorenz was German.
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