Gerhard Nestler ( German: Gerhard Nestler ; 1900 , Frankenberg - 1983 , Baden-Baden ) is a German composer, musicologist and music teacher.
He studied at the University of Leipzig and the Leipzig Conservatory . In 1924 he defended his dissertation on the history of art. From 1946 he taught at the Higher School of Music in Karlsruhe , in 1957 - 1965 . its director (in particular, organized celebrations on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of this educational institution in 1962 [1] ).
The author of chamber and theater music, songs. Nestler’s textbook, The History of Music ( German: Geschichte der Musik ; 1962 ), was published in 2005 as the 6th edition [2] .
Sources
- ↑ Klaus Schweizer. Berufsziel Schulmusik // Official website of the Karlsruhe Higher School of Music (German)
- ↑ Franziska Thron. Gerhard Nestler: Geschichte der Musik (link not available) // DIE TONKUNST online, Ausgabe 0508. - 1. August 2005.