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Ludwig Stark

1831 – 1884

German composer, pianist and musicologist

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Lived 1831 – 1884 (aged 52). Ludwig Stark was a German composer, pianist, musicologist, university teacher, music arranger and music teacher.

Ludwig Stark (19 June 1831 – 22 March 1884) was a German pianist, composer, teacher and musicologist.

Stark was born in Munich. He studied philosophy and music at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and, at the age of twenty-six, co-founded the Conservatory of Stuttgart. There, he also served as a teacher of harmony, singing, and music history. In 1858, he collaborated with Sigmund Lebert to publish the Grosse theoretisch-praktische Klavierschule, a piano method that was translated into several languages and widely distributed in both Europe and America. His students included Olga Radecki.

Stark died in Stuttgart at the age of 52.

List of piano transcriptions

Bach's work

Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 535 Toccata in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538 Toccata in F major, BWV 540

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Who was Ludwig Stark?

German composer, pianist and musicologist (1831-1884)

When was Ludwig Stark born?

Ludwig Stark was born on 19 June 1831 in Munich.

When did Ludwig Stark die?

Ludwig Stark died on 22 March 1884 in Stuttgart.

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Ludwig Stark was a composer, pianist, musicologist, university teacher, music arranger and music teacher.

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Ludwig Stark was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ludwig Stark

· Wikidata: Q1875051

· DBpedia: Ludwig Stark

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