Reinhard Oppel
Deceased Person
1878 – 1941
Who was Reinhard Oppel?
Reinhard Oppel was a German composer.
He studied at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt 1903-1909, was briefly an organist in Bonn, then from 1911 professor of compositions at the Kiel Conservatory, and from 1928 professor of music theory at the Leipzig Conservatory.
Oppel was a student, correspondent, and friend of Heinrich Schenker, the famous Viennese Jewish music theorist, and made efforts to disseminate Schenkerian theory while a professor at Leipzig.
Oppel was an outspoken critic of the Nazis. Until 1938, Oppel often played the organ not only in Protestant and Catholic churches, but also in synagogues in Leipzig.
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- Born
- 1878
Grünberg, Hesse - Education
- Hoch Conservatory
- Died
- 1941
Leipzig
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on July 23, 2013
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