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He was taught the [[organ (music)|organ]] from 1874 to 1877 by [[Josef Rheinberger]] and attended the choir lessons of [[Franz Wüllner]] in [[Munich]]. Immediately after that, he moved to [[Dresden]], where he was appointed director and a teacher for [[music theory]] and choir songs at the [[Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden|Dresden School of Music]]. From 1878 he was also conductor of the [[Dresdner Liedertafel]] orchestra. From 1882 to 1908, he initially taught organ and choir at the [[Franz Liszt Academy of Music|National Music Academy of Budapest]] in Hungary. Later, he also became Professor for composition and was also given a [[peerage]].
He was taught the [[organ (music)|organ]] from 1874 to 1877 by [[Josef Rheinberger]] and attended the choir lessons of [[Franz Wüllner]] in [[Munich]]. Immediately after that, he moved to [[Dresden]], where he was appointed director and a teacher for [[music theory]] and choir songs at the [[Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden|Dresden School of Music]]. From 1878 he was also conductor of the [[Dresdner Liedertafel]] orchestra. From 1882 to 1908, he initially taught organ and choir at the [[Franz Liszt Academy of Music|National Music Academy of Budapest]] in Hungary. Later, he also became Professor for composition and was also given a [[peerage]].


His students became some of the best Hungarian composers of the time: [[Zoltán Kodály]], [[Béla Bartók]], [[Emmerich Kálmán]], [[Ernő Dohnányi]], and [[Leo Weiner]]. After his retirement in 1908, he returned to Germany, but became appointed to the agency of Kálmán and Dohnányi in order to ensure that he received a moderate income.
His students became some of the best Hungarian composers of the time: [[Zoltán Kodály]], [[Béla Bartók]], [[Emmerich Kálmán]], [[Ernő Dohnányi]], [[Rezső Kókai]], and [[Leo Weiner]]. After his retirement in 1908, he returned to Germany, but became appointed to the agency of Kálmán and Dohnányi in order to ensure that he received a moderate income.


Koessler composed over 130 works, including an [[opera]], two [[symphonies]], symphonic variations for orchestra, a [[violin concerto]], two [[string quartet]]s, a [[string quintet]], a [[string sextet]], a [[piano quintet]], a suite for piano, violin and viola, and a [[mass (music)|mass]] for female choir and organ. He also set [[psalms]] to music. However, as a result of his erratic way of living, a large number of his compositions were lost, or found themselves only being played in private hands.
Koessler composed over 130 works, including an [[opera]], two [[symphonies]], symphonic variations for orchestra, a [[violin concerto]], two [[string quartet]]s, a [[string quintet]], a [[string sextet]], a [[piano quintet]], a suite for piano, violin and viola, and a [[mass (music)|mass]] for female choir and organ. He also set [[psalms]] to music. However, as a result of his erratic way of living, a large number of his compositions were lost, or found themselves only being played in private hands.

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Hans von Koessler (1 January 1853 – 23 May 1926) was a German composer, conductor and music teacher. In Hungary, where he worked for 26 years, he was known as János Koessler.

Koessler, a cousin of Max Reger, was born in Waldeck, Fichtelgebirge (now part of Kemnath, Upper Palatinate).

He was taught the organ from 1874 to 1877 by Josef Rheinberger and attended the choir lessons of Franz Wüllner in Munich. Immediately after that, he moved to Dresden, where he was appointed director and a teacher for music theory and choir songs at the Dresden School of Music. From 1878 he was also conductor of the Dresdner Liedertafel orchestra. From 1882 to 1908, he initially taught organ and choir at the National Music Academy of Budapest in Hungary. Later, he also became Professor for composition and was also given a peerage.

His students became some of the best Hungarian composers of the time: Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók, Emmerich Kálmán, Ernő Dohnányi, Rezső Kókai, and Leo Weiner. After his retirement in 1908, he returned to Germany, but became appointed to the agency of Kálmán and Dohnányi in order to ensure that he received a moderate income.

Koessler composed over 130 works, including an opera, two symphonies, symphonic variations for orchestra, a violin concerto, two string quartets, a string quintet, a string sextet, a piano quintet, a suite for piano, violin and viola, and a mass for female choir and organ. He also set psalms to music. However, as a result of his erratic way of living, a large number of his compositions were lost, or found themselves only being played in private hands.

Koessler's chamber music has been highly praised by several commentators, including the eminent chamber music scholar Wilhelm Altmann, who has singled out Koessler's Second String Quartet and his Trio Suite for Piano, Violin and Viola for especial praise.

He died in Ansbach in 1926, aged 73.

References

  • The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Macmillan 1980
  • Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music, Oxford University Press 1963
  • Handbuch für Streichquartettspieler, Wilhelm Altmann, Heinrichshofen Verlag 1972

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