A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Schindelmeisser, Louis

SCHINDELMEISSER, Louis, was born at Königsberg, Dec. 8, 1811, and educated at the Gymnasium at Berlin. Music he learned from a French musician named Hostié, and from Gährich. He first adopted the clarinet, but afterwards took a wider range. From 1832 to 1837 he filled Capellmeister's posts at Salzburg, Innspruck, Gratz, then at Berlin (Königstadt theatre), and at Pesth, where he remained for nine years. He at length came to an anchor as Court-capellmeister at Darmstadt, where he died March 30, 1864. His works embrace six operas—'Mathilde,' 'Ten happy days,' 'Peter von Szapary' (Pesth, 1839), 'Malvina' (Pesth, 1851), 'The Avenger,' 'Melusine'; an oratorio, 'S. Boniface'; an overture to 'Uriel Acosta,' and incidental music to various plays; Concerto for clarinet and orchestra; and a concertante for four clarinets and orchestra; songs, PF. pieces etc. The overture to 'Uriel Acosta' was much played in Germany, and was formerly often to be heard at the Crystal Palace.

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