A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Tausch, Julius

TAUSCH, Julius, born April 15, 1827, at Dessau, where he was a pupil of F. Schneider's. In 1844 he entered the Conservatorium of Leipzig, then in the second year of its existence, and on leaving that in 1846 settled at Düsseldorf. Here he gradually advanced; on Julius Rietz's departure in 1847 taking the direction of the artists' Liedertafel, and succeeding Schumann as conductor of the Musical Society, temporarily in 1853, and permanently in 1855. He was associated in the direction of the Lower Rhine Festivals of 1863, 1866 (with O. Goldschmidt), 1869, 1872, and 1875. In the winter of 1878 he conducted the orchestral concerts at the Glasgow Festival.

Tausch has published a Fest-overture, music to Twelfth Night, various pieces for voices and orchestra, songs, and pianoforte pieces, solo and accompanied. His last publication is op. 17.

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