A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Scharwenka, Philipp

SCHARWENKA, Philipp, born Feb. 25, 1847, at Samter, Posen, East Prussia. His taste for music showed itself early, but he was unable to cultivate it seriously till the removal of his family to Berlin in 1865, when he entered Kullak's 'New Academy.' On completing his course he remained on the staff of the Academy, and is now teacher of the rudiments and of composition. His works are chiefly for PF.—dances and other drawing-room pieces; the latest being an 'Album polonais,' op. 33. But he has also published songs; 3 concert pieces for violin and PF. (op. 17); a serenade (op. 19); studies for violin, and for cello, and has written two symphonies. Herr Scharwenka is also an accomplished caricaturist, and has illustrated 'Anton Notenquetscher,' a satirical poem by Alex. Moskowski (Berlin, 1881), with some very comic woodcuts.

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