Zemire und azor louis spohr biography
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Louis Spohr
Louis Spohr (5 April – 22 October ) was a German composer, violinist and conductor.
Zemire und azor louis spohr biography
Born Ludwig Spohr, he is usually known by the French form of his name outside Germany. Sometimes described as "The Forgotten Master"[1], Spohr was once as famous as Beethoven. As a violinist, his virtuoso playing was admired by Queen Victoria.
As a composer he ranks as a historic figure in the development of German music drama and whose greatest triumph was in the oratorio.
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His orchestral writings and chamber works were once considered on a par with Mozart’s.
Life
Spohr was born in Braunschweig in the duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel to Karl Heinrich Spohr and Juliane Ernestine Luise Henke.
Spohr's first musical encouragement came from his parents: his mother was a gifted singer and pianist, and his father played the flute. A violinist named Dufour gave the lad his earliest violin teaching. The pupil's first attempts at composition date from the early s.