He received his musical education under Ferdinand Hiller in Cologne, and emigrated to the United States in 1875. There he became an editor of the Musical Courier in 1880. From 1894 to 1904, he was in charge of its Berlin bureau. James Huneker describes him as "fat, rather pompous, good-humoured and perspiring."
He is remembered for a damning review of an early performance of Richard Strauss's A Hero's Life: "... alleged symphony ... revolutionary in every sense of the word. The climax of everything that is ugly, cacophonous, blatant and erratic, the most perverse music I ever heard in all my life, is reached in the chapter 'The Hero's Battlefield.' The man who wrote this outrageously hideous noise, no longer deserving of the word music, is either a lunatic, or he is rapidly approaching idiocy" (Musical Courier, April 19, 1899)[1]
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His orchestral compositions include a "Prelude and Fugue," which was played in New York City under the direction of Theodore Thomas; "Alla Marcia," which was produced under Frank van der Stucken; a symphonic poem called Consolation, which was performed by the principal musical societies in the United States; and a piano composition with orchestra and organ accompaniment entitled Elevation, which was produced in Brooklyn under the direction of Anton Seidl. Another work for orchestra is Scherzo.
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^"Perlman to appear in concert", News OK, 11 October 2002
Referencesedit
James Huneker (1920). Steeplejack. Vol. III: New York (1877-1917). Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 8.
César Saerchinger, ed. (1918). "Floesheim, Otto". International who's who in music and musical gazetteer. Current Literature Publishing Co. p. 194.
Waldo Selden Pratt and Charles Newell Boyd, ed. (1920). "Floesheim, Otto". Grove's dictionary of music and musicians (American supplement). Vol. 6. Macmillan Co. p. 46.
Louis Charles Elson, ed. (1918). Modern music and musicians. Vol. 10. The University Society, Inc. p. 615.
otto, floersheim, last, name, pronounced, flairs, hime, born, chapelle, march, 1853, died, 1917, american, composer, critic, editor, contents, career, works, notes, referencescareer, edithe, received, musical, education, under, ferdinand, hiller, cologne, emig. Otto Floersheim last name pronounced Flairs hime born in Aix la Chapelle 2 March 1853 died 1917 was an American composer critic and editor Contents 1 Career 2 Works 3 Notes 4 ReferencesCareer editHe received his musical education under Ferdinand Hiller in Cologne and emigrated to the United States in 1875 There he became an editor of the Musical Courier in 1880 From 1894 to 1904 he was in charge of its Berlin bureau James Huneker describes him as fat rather pompous good humoured and perspiring He is remembered for a damning review of an early performance of Richard Strauss s A Hero s Life alleged symphony revolutionary in every sense of the word The climax of everything that is ugly cacophonous blatant and erratic the most perverse music I ever heard in all my life is reached in the chapter The Hero s Battlefield The man who wrote this outrageously hideous noise no longer deserving of the word music is either a lunatic or he is rapidly approaching idiocy Musical Courier April 19 1899 1 Works editHis orchestral compositions include a Prelude and Fugue which was played in New York City under the direction of Theodore Thomas Alla Marcia which was produced under Frank van der Stucken a symphonic poem called Consolation which was performed by the principal musical societies in the United States and a piano composition with orchestra and organ accompaniment entitled Elevation which was produced in Brooklyn under the direction of Anton Seidl Another work for orchestra is Scherzo Notes edit Perlman to appear in concert News OK 11 October 2002References editJames Huneker 1920 Steeplejack Vol III New York 1877 1917 Charles Scribner s Sons p 8 Cesar Saerchinger ed 1918 Floesheim Otto International who s who in music and musical gazetteer Current Literature Publishing Co p 194 Waldo Selden Pratt and Charles Newell Boyd ed 1920 Floesheim Otto Grove s dictionary of music and musicians American supplement Vol 6 Macmillan Co p 46 Louis Charles Elson ed 1918 Modern music and musicians Vol 10 The University Society Inc p 615 AttributionThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Wilson J G Fiske J eds 1900 Floersheim Otto Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography New York D Appleton This article about a United States composer born in the 19th century is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto Floersheim amp oldid 1178956109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
