Elias_Oechsler

Elias Oechsler

Elias Oechsler

German composer

Elias Oechsler (né Johann Elias[n 1]; 19 March 1850, Spielberg – 15 September 1917, Erlangen[2]) was a German music pedagogue,[3] music director, and composer.

Biography

He initially became a music instructor at the University of Bamberg, then afterwards moved his academic career to the University of Erlangen,[1] becoming the successor of Johann Georg Herzog[n 2][5] after his predecessor's departure to Munich. Oechsler was close to the Protestant theologian, Friedrich Spitta.[6][7]

Notes

  1. [n 1]
    It exists rarely in this literature source.[1] His name can also be rendered as Öchsler.[2]
  2. [n 2]
    His 12 Grössere Choralvorspiele, Op.5 is dedicated to Johann Georg Herzog.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Otto, Rudolf (2015-12-18). Autobiographical and Social Essays (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 59. ISBN 978-3110814767.
  2. [2]
    Wier, Albert E. (1938). The MacMillan Encyclopedia Of Music And Musicians In One Volume. Bruno Hessling. p. 1330.
  3. [3]
    Nachträge / Personenregister (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. 2011-05-03. p. 732. ISBN 978-3110977776.
  4. [4]
    "12 Grössere Choralvorspiele, Op.5 (Oechsler, Elias)". IMSLP.
  5. [5]
    "Ich singe mit, wenn alles singt" (in German). Berlin: Frank & Timme. 2010-04-27. p. 45. ISBN 978-3865962928.
  6. [6]
    Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie (in German). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 2016-12-05. ISBN 978-3647572260.
  7. [7]
    Konrad Klek. Der Briefwechsel zwischen Heinrich von Herzogenberg und Friedrich Spitta (PDF) (Report). herzogenberg.ch. p. 328.


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