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Gustav Cords (German: [ˈɡʊstaf kɔɐ̯t͡s]; 12 October 1870, Hamburg[1] – 18 February 1951, Berlin[2]) was a German composer.

Biography

Cords studied composition in Hamburg, Sondershausen, and Wiesbaden from 1887 to 1891 and was a student of Hugo Riemann.[1] He was one of the best students under Riemann during Max Reger's experience[2] as both Cords and Reger were students under Riemann. He was the president of the General German Musicians' Union from 1911 to 1919, in which the organization merged with the Central Union of Civilian Musicians in Germany to form the German Musicians' Union. Afterwards, he became a chamber musician for the Berlin State Opera. Cords was known for his opera, Sonnwendnacht (Solstice Night).

References

  1. ^ a b Hugo Riemann. Musiklexikon (in German) (11 ed.). p. 343-344.
  2. ^ a b "Erinnerungen an Max Reger. 1890–1893 (ca. 1953)". Max-Reger-Institute (in German). 2020-10-30.
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