A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Jensen, Adolph

JENSEN, Adolph, composer, born Jan. 12, 1837, at Königsberg, was a pupil of Ehlert and F. Marpurg. In 1856 he visited Russia, but returned the next year to Germany, and was for a short time Capellmeister at Posen. He then paid a two years visit to Copenhagen, where he became intimate with Gade, 1860 to 66 were spent in his native place, and to this time a large proportion of his works (op. 6–33) are due. From 1866 to 68 he was attached to Tausig's school as teacher of the piano, and since that time resided on account of his health at Gratz and other places in South Germany. He died at Baden Baden, Jan. 24, 1879 [App. p.685 "Jan. 23"].

Jensen was an enthusiast for Schumann, and for some months before Schumann's death was in close correspondence with him. He has published various pieces, 62 opp. in all—'The Journey to Emmaus,' for Orchestra; 'Nonnengesang,' for Women's Chorus, Horn, Harp, and Piano; two Liedercyclus, 'Dolorosa' and 'Erotikon'; and many other songs; Sonatas and smaller pieces for Piano, which take high rank in his own country, and are much beloved by those who know them here. His genius is essentially that of a songwriter—full of delicate tender feeling, but with no great heights or depths. [App. p.685 "the score of an opera 'Turandot' was found after his death."]

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