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Ernst Hermann Ludimar Meyer (December 8, 1905 – October 8, 1988) was a German composer and musicologist. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Musicology ( Greek: μουσική = "music" and λόγος = "word" or "reason" is the scholarly study of Music

Meyer was a significant composer and musicologist, his works include numerous songs, as well as chamber music, two sinfonies and other works for orchestra, an opera and an oratorio. He has written numerous musicological articles, and an important book on English chamber music.

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Biography

Meyer was born in Berlin. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. He received his first piano lessons at the age of six, and started composing at the age of eleven. After finishing school he worked as an apprentice at a bank, and in 1926 he started studying music at Heidelberg University, where he completed his PhD on the 17th century chamber music of North German composers in 1930. The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg ( University of Heidelberg, Ruperto Carola, Heidelberg University, or simply Heidelberg) is a He became a pupil of Hanns Eisler. Hanns Eisler ( July 6, 1898 &ndash September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian Composer. To avoid detention by the Nazi Party he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1933, where he became a close friend of Alan Bush one year later. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Alan Dudley Bush ( 22 December 1900 &ndash 31 October 1995) was a British Composer and Pianist. In the UK he researched English chamber music of the 17th century and lectured for the Workers Educational Association. In 1939 He started lecturing at Bedford College, London, and in 1945 he was given a guest professorship at King's College, Cambridge. He returned to East Germany (GDR) in 1948 and became one of the most influential figures of music culture in the GDR. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Meyer was head of the German Society of Composers and Musicologists, professor of musicology at the Berlin Humboldt University, chairman of the German Handel Society and founder of the annual Handel festival, which is still celebrated in Halle, Germany. Musicology ( Greek: μουσική = "music" and λόγος = "word" or "reason" is the scholarly study of Music For other universities in Berlin see List of Universities in Berlin. Halle is the largest city in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt.

Works

Music

In addition to over 300 songs, and other orchestral and vocal works:

Books

In addition to a large amount of papers and essays:

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