Notable South Australians/Immanuel Gotthold Reimann

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2375030Notable South Australians — Immanuel Gotthold ReimannGeorge E. Loyau

Immanuel Gotthold Reimann

WAS born in 1859 at Hahndorf, and educated at Hahndorf School. After having devoted some time to the study of music, he was appointed music-master to Hahndorf College in 1875, and in the following year took up his residence in Adelaide as a teacher of music. Later on Herr Reimann left for Europe, and was for some years a student at the Berlin Academy of Music, conducted by Prof. Dr. Th. Kullak (Pianist to the Emperor of Germany), and at the Berlin Conservatory of Music, directed by Prof. Xaver Scharwenka (Pianist to the Austrian Emperor). From both institutions Herr Reimann holds very flattering diplomas, Prof. Dr. Kullak repeatedly offering him a situation as teacher at his Academy. After having successfully passed an examination in Musical Pedagogy under Dr. Bischoff, Herr Reimann studied Musical Theory with Professors Dom, Rhode, Wüerst, P. Scharwenka, and Alb. Becker. In October, 1883, he opened the first College of Music in this city, and so far the support accorded to the enterprise has been very encouraging.