Gustav Lange
Encyclopedia
Gustav Lange was a German
composer
.
He was born in Schwerstedt
, near Erfurt
, Prussian Saxony
, in 1830. He produced a large number of works, most of which were light and popular. The piano solo
s, Edelweiss
(Op. 31), and Blumenlied (Op. 39), alternatively known as Flower Song in English
, are perhaps two of his best known works today.
He died in Wernigerode
in 1889.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
He was born in Schwerstedt
Schwerstedt
Schwerstedt is a municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany....
, near Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
, Prussian Saxony
Province of Saxony
The Province of Saxony was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1945. Its capital was Magdeburg.-History:The province was created in 1816 out of the following territories:...
, in 1830. He produced a large number of works, most of which were light and popular. The piano solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
s, Edelweiss
Edelweiss
Edelweiss , Leontopodium alpinum, is a well-known European mountain flower, belonging to the sunflower family.-Names:The common name comes from German edel, meaning "noble", and weiß "white", thus signifying "noble whiteness".The scientific name Leontopodium is a Latin adaptation of Greek...
(Op. 31), and Blumenlied (Op. 39), alternatively known as Flower Song in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, are perhaps two of his best known works today.
He died in Wernigerode
Wernigerode
Wernigerode is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,500 in 1999....
in 1889.