Martin Röder

Martin Röder, sometimes as Martin Roeder, (7 April 1851 – 10 June 1895) was a German composer, conductor, voice teacher, music journalist, and writer on music. Born and educated as a musician in Berlin, he began his career as the chorus master at the Teatro Dal Verme (1873-1880). There he also worked as an editor for the Gazzetta Musicale di Milano; also writing for that publication under the pseudonym Raro Miedtner. He worked as an opera conductor in various European cities before embarking as a teacher of singing at conservatories in Berlin, Dublin, and Boston. He died in Boston in 1895.

Life and career Martin Röder was born in Berlin, Germany on 7 April 1851. He studied composition with Friedrich Kiel and violin with Joseph Joachim. a post he gained through the assistance of Casa Ricordi. He founded the Società del Quartetto Corale in Milan in 1875 which became well known from performances of vocal quartets. He simultaneously worked as an opera conductor in the 1870s in Bologna, Turin, and the Azores. also working for that publication as an editor.