Ludwig Bussler
{{Short description|German music critic and conductor (1838–1900)}}
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Ludwig Bussler (26 November 1838 – 18 January 1900) was a German musical instructor, critic and conductor. He was born in Berlin. His father, Robert Bussler, was a painter, author and privy counsellor. He was a pupil of A.E. Grell, Siegfried Dehn (theory), and W.E. Wieprecht (instrumentation). He died in Berlin.The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition, edited by Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan, 2001, Volume Four, p.678.
Career
He was for a time{{when|date=December 2024}} a musical director at Memel, East Prussia (now known as Klaipėda, part of Lithuania).
He then taught theory at the Ganz School of Music (later the Schwantzer Conservatory) 1865 - 1874.
He was nominated professor at the Mohr Conservatory (1874 - 1877).
And then resumed his post at the Schwantzer Conservatory for 1877-1879.
From 1879, he taught theory at the Stern Conservatory, receiving the title of royal professor in 1898.
In 1883 he was appointed music critic of the Berlin National Zeitung. He also wrote for other Berlin journals.
He was also a conductor at various Berlin theatres.
Publications
- Musikalische Elementarlehre. Berlin: 1867; 16th ed., 1926; Eng. trans., 1890;
- Praktische Harmonielehre in Aufgaben. Berlin: 1875; Eng. trans., 1896.
- Der Strenge Satz. Berlin: 1877;
- Harmonische Übungen am Klavier. Berlin: 1878; Eng. trans., 1890;
- Kontrapunkt und Fuge im freien Tonsatz. Berlin: 1878;
- Musikalische Formenlehre. Berlin: 1878; Eng. trans., 1883.;
- Praktische musikalische Kompositionslehre. 2 pts., Berlin: 1878-79);
- Elementarmelodik. Berlin: 1879.
- Geschichte der Musik. Berlin: 1882;
- Partiturstudium (Modulationslehre). Berlin: 1882.
- Lexikon der musikalischen Harmonien. Berlin: 1889.
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