Hermann Löhr
Hermann Löhr (26 October 1871 – 6 December 1943)[1] was an English composer.
He was born in Plymouth, the son of Frederic Nicholls Löhr (1844–1888), a composer of songs[2] and piano works. F N Lohr's piano berceuse Cradle Song, an Idyll was written circa 1875 and dedicated to his twin sons, then four years old: "To my boys Victor and Hermann Frederic Lohr".[3]
Hermann Löhr studied at the Royal Academy of Music, studying piano with Walter Cecil Macfarren[citation needed] and Frederick Westlake[4] and harmony and counterpoint with Frederick Corder. At the academy he won the Charles Lucas medal for composition.[1][5]
He became famous as the composer of many songs. Among notable songs are "Chorus, Gentlemen!" (words by Mark Ambient), "Where my Caravan has Rested"[6] and "The Little Irish Girl" (both with words by Edward Teschemacher), and "Little Grey Home in the West" (words by D. Eardley-Wilmot).[1][5][7] His piano works include the intermezzo Autumn Gold (1928) which also exists in orchestrated versions.[8]
Löhr died in Tunbridge Wells in 1943.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Löhr, Hermann (1871–1943), composer Oxford Index, January 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Löhr, Frederic N. (Frederic Nicholls) 1844–1888 WorldCat. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Cradle Song score at IMSLP
- ^ Musical Canada: A Monthly Journal of Musical News, Comment, and Gossip, for Professionals and Amateurs. 1916. p. 168.
Mr. Hermann Lohr, the composer of so many well-known songs, was born at Plymouth, England... ...In the autumn of 1889, he entered the Royal Academy of Music, where he pursued his studies under Mr. Frederick Corder for Composition, and the late Mr. Frederick Westlake, for Pianoforte.
- ^ a b Hubert Eisdell – A Discography MusicWeb International. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Where my Caravan has Rested", performed by Bing Crosby and Jascha Heifetz in 1946
- ^ Löhr, Hermann 1871–1943 WorldCat. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Autumn Gold, score at IMSLP
External links
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- Free scores by Hermann Löhr at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Hermann Löhr at Discography of American Historical Recordings
- Hermann Löhr at National Jukebox
- Hermann Löhr at IMDb
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