Heinrich Neal

Who was Heinrich Neal?

Heinrich Neal was a German Capellmeister at Heidelberg, born to the artist David Dalhoff Neal and Marie Ainmiller, and brother to dramatist Maximilian Dalhoff Neal. His grandfather was the great glass painter Max Emanuel Ainmiller.

Heinrich graduated from the Munich Conservatory in 1888, then studied orchestral instrumentation at Dresden from 1889–1890, and in Paris from 1891–1893. He, just as his father did, had duel citizenship in Germany as well as the U.S. He married Alice Lessel on March 28, 1896 in Dresden, Germany.

Heinrich was the musical composer, who directed the Heidelberg Conservatory of Music, with his home address of Werder Strasse 7, Heidelberg, Germany.

His music includes many concert works and chamber music notably:

"Opium"

"Sergeant Crespo"

Hast du die Lippen mir wundgeküßt, op. 21 no. 5

Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen, op. 21 no. 4

Mir träumte von einem Königskind, op. 21 no. 3

String Quartet no.1, op. 54 in E♭ major

Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772, transcribed for 2 pianos [Müller Heidelberg]