Richard Franz Stöhr (11 June 1874 – 11 December 1967) was an Austrian composer and educator. Stöhr studied composition with

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at the Vienna Conservatory. From 1900, he worked there as a

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and choral instructor. Between 1903 and 1938, he taught

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including

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, and

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, becoming a professor in 1915. His students included

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, and Mimi Wagensonner. Due to his Jewish heritage, he was dismissed from the Vienna Conservatory in 1938. He emigrated to the

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in 1939 and began teaching at the

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in Philadelphia, where his students included

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and Eugene Bossart. From 1941 to 1950, he taught at St. Michael's College in

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, remaining as professor

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until 1960. He died in Montpelier in 1967.

Early life and education

Stöhr was born as Richard Stern in

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in 1874 to Jewish parents who had emigrated from

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. His father, Samuel Stern, was a professor of medicine at the

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. His mother, Mathilde, was a member of the Porges family; her brother, Heinrich Porges, was a close associate of

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. Stöhr had a sister, Hedwig (birth date unknown), who perished in Modliborzyce while in Nazi custody on 2 January 1942. Stöhr began composing at six and kept a diary from age 15. He earned a degree in medicine in 1898 but later entered the

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to study composition with

. During this time, he changed his surname from Stern to Stöhr and converted to Christianity. In his diary from 1898, he wrote:

"This was the year the big change occurred. Herewith, I have sealed the fate of my future life. Now I am a musician, and I carry this responsibility seriously, consciously, and without regret. At the same time came the actual change of my name to 'Stöhr,' on which I had decided already in the summer."

Heinrich Porges encouraged his musical activities, helping him navigate Viennese musical circles and introducing him to

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, among others.

Career

After completing his studies with Fuchs and earning a Ph.D. in music in 1903, Stöhr worked at the Academy as a rehearsal pianist and choir director. He soon began teaching theory, composition, and music history, as well as instructing in chamber music. When Fuchs retired in 1911 Stöhr took over his most advanced courses and became a professor of music theory at the Academy in 1915. That same year, he was drafted as a doctor into the Austrian army, serving at a hospital in the suburbs of Vienna while continuing to live at home and teach at the Academy. The length of his military service remains unknown. His success as an author and composer is reflected in his 1909 diary summary:

"Of even greater importance for me was the success of my 'Harmonielehre,' of which the first edition was already sold out in June and has therefore already appeared in the second edition. The critiques of this work were extremely positive from all sides. The performances of my compositions reached such frequency this season that some newspapers even commented that this was inappropriate."

Stöhr married his first wife in 1904, but the marriage lasted only three years. In 1909, he met his second wife, Marie (Mitzi). As he could not obtain a divorce from his first wife, they lived together from 1909 until 1923, when they married. Their children, Richard and Hedwig (Hedi), were born in the 1920s. During this decade, Stöhr solidified his status as a leading music theorist, publishing treatises and textbooks on counterpoint and musical form. Additionally, he performed frequently as a pianist, and nearly all of his compositions were published. Before his exile, his works were performed hundreds of times annually across Europe. By around 1930, Austria's struggling economy and rising antisemitism led Stöhr to begin learning English, possibly in preparation for emigration. The Austrian journalist Hedy Kempny, who was a good friend of Arthur Schnitzler, wrote about her teacher Stöhr in 1954:

Stöhr lived in a typical 'old Vienna' home with two pianos in the huge music room. On the walls, there were photos of composers and famous people he knew in various countries, as well as snapshots of students and friends. Every two weeks, he had an 'open house' to which anyone who wanted to come was invited. We would gather at about seven o'clock and bring along friends who wanted to meet Dr. Stöhr. It was quite informal, and sometimes he came later and found the apartment crowded with thirty or more people. Many times, all kinds of famous people attended these gatherings without fanfare—for instance, Bruno Walter, Felix Weingartner, Korngold, and other musicians. Sometimes, Stöhr's beautiful Lieder were interpreted by opera singers.

Nazi takeover and dismissal

After German troops marched into Austria as part of the ''

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'' in March 1938, an SS intelligence unit was housed in the state academy. Over the next few days, the interim director suspended eleven teachers who, under the

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, were ineligible to swear allegiance to

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due to their Jewish ancestry. A list of cuts dated May 1938 contains the names of 23 teachers who were no longer to be employed on the grounds of their "race". Stöhr was among those affected. Several teachers were allowed to emigrate; the fate of others is unknown.

Emigration to the USA

In February 1939, Stöhr emigrated to the

. From this time until his death, he used the alternate spelling of his name: Stoehr. He was initially hired as a music librarian by the

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and later taught theory and composition courses there.

was among his students at Curtis. Stöhr was also hired to translate a part of the Burrell Collection of the Letters of Richard Wagner. Curtis downsized its faculty in 1941 due to the war, and Stöhr's position was eliminated. He quickly found another position at

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, then in Winooski Park and later in

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. There, he taught German language and music courses. At the college, Stöhr's salary was supplemented by assistance from the Oberlander Trust and the

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, a program of the

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(IIE). Stöhr continued to compose prolifically during his years in the US in all major classical genres except opera, but none of the numerous compositions from this period were published. Stöhr died in December 1967 in Montpelier and was buried in Merrill Cemetery in Colchester.

Legacy

Richard Stöhr's diary, spanning more than six decades, is stored in the

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, along with his published compositions. Copies of most of his published compositions, as well as manuscripts of his post-emigration compositions, are available at the

Archive. His work encompasses choral music, chamber music, seven symphonies, symphonic poems, two operas, an oratorio, and two cantatas. While Schoenberg and others of the

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were creating a new 20th-century compositional style, Stöhr seemed hardly influenced by them. However, contemporary critics respected his music, which maintained the tonal tradition of the 19th century. In 2003, the City of

dedicated a plaque at the site of his former residence at Karolinengasse 14.

Recordings

The Austrian National Radio (ORF) released a Richard Stöhr compact disc recording (CD 3093) in 2010 of his String Quartet in D minor, Opus 22 from 1903, among other pieces. His flute sonata is available on a David Shostac CD entitled ''Masterpieces Remembered''. The most extensive foray into Stöhr's Music has been undertaken by the British music label

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, who hav
released four CDs with chamber works and three with orchestral repertoire
Included are the first two symphonies, a piano concerto, two suites for orchestra, symphonic poems, violin sonatas, cello sonatas, and a string quartet.

Selected bibliography

*1906 — ''Praktischer Leitfaden der Harmonielehre''. Vienna: Universal Edition; Japanese Edition, 1954, Tokyo. *1911 — ''Formenlehre der Musik''. Leipzig: Kistner und Siegel. *1911 — ''Praktischer Leitfaden des Kontrapunktes''. Hamburg: Benjamin. *1915 — ''Praktische Modulationslehre''. Leipzig: Kistner und Siegel. *1917 — ''Anhang zu der praktischen Modulationslehre''. Leipzig: Kistner und Siegel. *1921 — "Erfahrungen im Theorieunterricht", ''Musikpädagogische Zeitschrift'' (Wien) Xl/6. *1931 — ''Fragen und Aufgaben zur Harmonielehre''. Vienna: Universal Edition. *1950 — Richard Wagner, ''Letters of Richard Wagner. The Burrell Collection''. New York: The Macmillan Company. (translation) *1954 — ''Über den Ursprung der modernen Musik'' (Japanese), Tokyo.

About Richard Stöhr

*1965 — Hans Sittner, ''Richard Stöhr. Mensch/Musiker/Lehrer''. Vienna: Doblinger.

Musical compositions

The following is a list of Stöhr's musical compositions, arranged by genre. Generally, opus numbers 70 and lower were assigned by Stöhr's European publishers and represent items printed and sold in the sheet music trade in Europe up to 1938. Opus numbers 71 and above were assigned by Stöhr himself and represent completed but unpublished works composed in the United States after 1938. The list has been adapted from Appendix 4 of Dr. Hans Sittner's biography of Stöhr.

Operas

* ''Ilse'', Romantic opera in three acts, Op. 31 (Text by

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) (Universal Edition, Wien) * ''Die Gürtelspanner'', in three acts, Op. 59 (Text by Beatrice Dovsky) (Ms)

Oratorios

* ''Der verlorene Sohn'', Biblical oratorio in four parts (Text by Viktoria Schotteck), Op. 14 (Ms) * ''Notturno sinfonico'', Cantata for choir, solos, and orchestra, Op. 67 (Ms) * ''Christmas Cantata'' for mixed chorus, soli, orchestra, and organ on a text by Longfellow Higgins, Op. 84 (Ms)

Symphonies

* Symphony No. 1 in A minor, Op. 18 (1909)Symphony No. 1 on Youtube
/ref> **1. Andante maestoso **2. Scherzo **3. Andante religioso **4. Finale. Vivacissimo * Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 81 (1942;Ms) **1. Allegro energico **2. Andante **3. Vivace **4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco * Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 93 (1943; Ms) **1. Molto moderato **2. Andante con moto **3. Allegro con brio **4. Finale. Un poco grave — Allegro con brio * Symphony No. 4, ''An Artist's Life!'', Op. 101 (1944; Ms) * Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 106 (1944; Ms) * Symphony No. 6 in B flat, Op. 129 (1949; Ms) * Symphony No. 7 in C minor, Op. 136 (1952; Ms)

Orchestral works

* Serenade in C minor, Op. 7 (Ms.) * Suite for String Orchestra in C major, Op. 8 (Leuckardt, Leipzig) * ''Symphonic Fantasy'' for organ and Orchestra in F-Moll, Op. 29 (KS) * Chamber Symphony in F major, Op. 32 * ''Romantische Suite'' for Orchestra in D, Op. 37 (Ms) * Symphonic Poem ''Vom Leben'', after

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, Op. 51 (Ms) * ''Vermont Suitefor Orchestra, Op. 72 (Ms) * Overture for violin, winds, and percussion, ''per aspera ad astra'', Op. 79a (Ms) * ''Two Roads to Victory* (Through Arms - Through Love)'', Op. 79b (Ms) * Second Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 120 (Ms.) * Scherzo in F major for Orchestra, WoO (Ms)

Concertante works

* Cornet Concerto in B minor, Op. 40 (Oertel, Hannover) ** 1. Allegro energico ** 2. Andante con moto ** 3. Finale. Allegro vivace * Concert Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 50 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Concerto in the Old Style'' for percussion, piano, and strings in G minor, Op. 68. **1. Intrata **2. Sarabande & Scherzo **3. Burleske & Aria **4. Introduction & Finale

Choral works

* ''Vier Gesänge für dreistimmigen Frauenchor mit Klavier'', Op. 5 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Zwei Männerchöre mit Orchester'', Op. 10 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Drei gemischte Chöre für Orchester'', Op. 12 ** 1. ''Waldnacht''(Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) ** 2. ''Weihnachtsmärchen'' (Leuckardt, Leipzig) ** 3. ''Die Nacht'' (Ms) * ''Drei Quartette für Frauenstimmen a cappella'' (Ms) * ''Zwei dreistimmige Frauenchöre'' (Callwey Verlag, Munich) * ''Sechs Männerchöre, a cappella'', Op. 25 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Zwei Männerchöre mit Orchester'', Op. 30 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Drei gemischte Chöre mit Orchester'', Op. 36 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) *'' Der Landsknecht' Abendritt'', Op. 38 (Männerchor, Orgel und kl. Trommel) (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Sechs Frauenchöre mit Klavier'', Op. 39 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Erntefestlied'' (mit Orchester), Op. 42 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Das Klostergrab'' (mit Orgel), Op. 44 (Ms) * ''Johannisfeier'' (mit Orgel und Orchester), Op. 45 (Ms) * ''Zwei Frauenchöre mit Orchester'', Op. 57 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Zwei zweistimmige Frauenchöre mit Klavier und Laute, resp. Glockenspiele'', Op. 58 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * ''Allerseelen'' (mit Orchester oder Klavier), Op. 66 (Ms) * ''Fünf Frauenchöre mit Klavier'' (englisch), Op. 78 (1942; Ms) * Four mixed choruses with piano, Op. 83 (1942; Ms) * Suite for four recorders, spinetto, and chorus of female voices, Op. 111a (1944; Ms) * ''Den Lichtspendern. Vierstimmiger Frauenchor'' (1948; Ms) * ''Winter, Vierstimmiger Frauenchor'' (1949; Ms) * ''Ballad of St. Michael's'', male chorus & piano, trumpet, drums (Ms) * ''A Grace for Christmas'', for mixed chorus and piano (Text by J.F. Cooke; 1950)

Violin sonatas

* Violin Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 27 (1911; Universal Edition, Wien) * Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 61 (1921; Huni, Zurich) * Violin Sonata No. 3 in E minor, Op. 73 (1941; Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 4 in D minor, Op. 83 (1942; Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 5 in B, Op. 95 (1943; Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 6 in G minor, ''Quasi fantasia'', Op. 103 (Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 107 (Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 8 in C, Op. 115 (Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 9 in D, Op. 118 (Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 10 in C, Op. 122 (Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 11 in B minor, Op. 125 (Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 12 in D minor, Op. 130 (1949; Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 13 in A minor, Op. 131 (Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 14 in B minor, Op. 134a (Ms) * Violin Sonata No. 15 in E flat, Op. 134b (Ms)

Chamber music

* Oktett für Bläser- und Streichinstrumente, Op. 2 (Ms) * Klavierquintett G-Moll, Op. 6 (Ms) * Trio Es-Dur für Klavier, Violin und Violoncello, Op. 16 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Fantasiestücke (Suite für Violoncello und Klavier, Op. 17 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Streichquartett D-Moll, Op. 22 (Universal Edition, Wien) * Streichquartett G-Dur (Ms) * Klavierquintett G-Moll (Ms) * Klavierquintett C-Moll, Op. 43 * Chamber Symphony in F, Op. 32 for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and harp (Kahnt, Leipzig) **1. Allegro **2. Andante quasi marcia **3. Allegro **4. Un poco grave; Allegro * Violoncellosonate A-Moll, Op. 49 (Doblinger, Vienna) * Suite für Flöte und Streichquartett, Op. 52 (Strache, Wien) * Trio für 2 Fagotte und Klavier, Op. 53 (Strache, Wien) * Flute Sonata, Op. 61 (Ortel, Hannover) * Klavierquartett D-Moll, Op. 63 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * "Pocone Overture" mit der amerikanischen Hymne für Klavierquintett D-Moll (Ms) * Klavierquartett, Op. 75 (1941; Ms) * Suite für Flöte, Geige Violoncello und Klavier, G-Moll, Op. 76 (1941; Ms) * Klaviertrio C-Dur (Violine, Violoncello, Klavier), Op. 77 (1942; Ms) * Spring Suite F-Dur, Op. 80 (2 Flutes, Violin & Piano; Ms) * String Quartet Es-Dur, Op. 86 (1942; Ms) * Quintet for four recorders and piano, Op. 87 (1942; Ms) * Three Waltzes for violin and piano, Op. 88 (1942; Ms) * 10 Miniatures for violin and piano, Op. 89 (1943; Ms) * Six sketches for flute and piano, Op. 90 (1943; Ms) * String Quartet A Minor, Op. 92 (1943; Ms) * Piano-Quintet G Minor, Op. 94 (Ms) * Trio for piano, violin, and violoncello, Op. 97 (1943; Ms) * Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano, Op. 100 (Ms) * Suite for organ and violin, Op 102 (1944; Ms) * Piano-Quintet D Minor, Op. 111b (1945; Ms) * String Quartet E Minor, Op. 114 (Ms) * Suite for violin and piano, G Major, Op. 117a (1946; Ms) * Suite for violin and piano A Major, Op. 117b (1946; Ms) * Ten Intermezzi for String Quartet, Op. 124 (1948; Ms) * Three pictures of Vienna for piano and violin, Op. 126a (Ms) * Ballet-Suite for piano and violin, C Major, Op. 126b (1946; Ms) * Trio in D Minor, Op. 127 (1948; Ms) * Fantasy for trumpet and piano, composed for Fr. Lyons (1949; Ms) * No. Scherzo G Minor for trumpet and piano, 1949; Ms) * Sextet for violin, clarinet, French horn, violoncello, two pianos, Op. 133 (1950; Ms)

Piano

* (Two Hand Piano Pieces) * Variationen und Fuge Des-Dur über ein Originalthema, Op. 1 (Schlesinger, Berlin) * Sechs Stimmungsbilder, Op. 4 (Kahnt, Leipzig) * Variationen in Es-Moll und F-Dur für Klavier, Op. 9 (Ms) * Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 23 (Universal Edition, Wien) * Sechs Konzert-Etuden, Op. 26 (Siegel (Linnemann), Leipzig) * Bilder aus Natur und Leben (Sechs Klavierstücke), Op. 41 (Doblinger, Vienna) * Märchen, Stimmungsbild für Klavier (Pabst, Leipzig.) * Von den Mädchen (12 ernste und heitere Charakterskizzen für Klavier), Op. 64 (Universal Edition, Wien) * Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 70 (1940, Ms) * Letzte Blüten (12 Klavierstücke), Op. 71 (1941, Ms) * Waltzes in Schubert style (1942, Ms) * Vier Klavierstücke, Op. 85 (1942, Ms) * Zwölf Stücke für Klaviersolo, Op. 98 (1944, Ms) * Zwölf Stücke für Klaviersolo, Op. 95 (1944, Ms) * Ballet-Suite for piano, Op. 112 (Ms) * Piano Sonata B Minor, Op. 113a (Ms) * Piano Sonata A Major, Op. 113b (Ms) * Piano Sonata C Minor, Op. 113c (Ms) * Suite for Piano D Minor, Op. 116a (Ms) * Suite for Piano B Minor, Op. 116b (Ms) * Suite for Piano C Minor, Op. 116c (1946, Ms) * Anticipation. (Zu Hedy's 20. Geburtstag.) (1947, Ms) * 12 Klavierstücke, Op. 121 (1948, Ms) * 15 Klavierstücke, Op. 128 (1949, Ms) * Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 132a (Ms) * Piano Suite in E Minor, Op. 132b (Ms)

Four-hand piano pieces

* Variationen Es-Moll über ein Thema von L. Pahlen und F-Dur über ein Thema von M. von Pidoll, Op. 9 (Ms) * Rondo H-Dur (Ms) * Suite for Piano, D Minor, Op. 135 (For Barbara Beal), 1950 (Ms) * Vier Stücke, Op. 74, Op. 99 & 108 (Ms) ** 1. Divertimento, Fünf Sätze (Ms) ** 2. Divertimento D-Dur, Vier Sätze (Ms) * Millington-Suite in E flat, Op. 123 (Ms)

Piano and harmonium

* Fünf Intermezzi, Op. 35 (Leuckardt, Leipzig)

Organ

* 33 Orgel-Sonate D-Moll (Böhm & Sohn, Augsburg) * 24 Kurze Choralvorspiele (Ms)

Lieder

* Vier Lieder (4), Op. 3 KS-(Robitschek, Wien) * Fünf Lieder (5), Op. 11 KS-(Robitschek, Wien) * Vier Lieder (4), Op. 13 (KS-(Robitschek, Wien) * Sieben Lieder (7), Op. 14 KS-(Robitschek, Wien) * Sieben Lieder (7), Op. 15 KS-(Robitschek, Wien) * Vier Lieder (4), Op. 19 KS-(Robitschek, Wien) * Fünf Lieder nach Goethe, Op. 20 (KS-(Robitschek, Wien) * Drei Lieder mit obbligato Violoncello (3), Op. 21 (Schuberthaus, Wien) * Fünf Lieder (5), Op. 28 (Universal Edition, Wien) * Vier Lieder nach Natalie von Oldenburg, Op. 47 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Fünf Lieder (5), Op. 48 (Universal Edition, Wien) * Fünf Lieder (5), Op. 54 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Zehn Lieder (10), Op. 55 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Drei Lieder nach H. Dietrolf, Op. 56 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Acht Lieder (8)? (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Zwölf Lieder (12), Op. 60 (Strache, Wien) * Vier Lieder nach Walter Pfund mit obbligato Geige, Op. 65 (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Brautlied für eine Singstimme, Orgel und Harfe (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * Zwölf Lieder (12), Op. 91 (Ms) * Zehn Lieder (10), Op. 96 (Ms) * Zehn Lieder (10), Op. 104a (Ms) * Sechs Lieder nach Janie Rhyne, Op. 104b (Ms) * Sechs Lieder (6), Op. 109 (Ms) * Zwölf Lieder (12), Op. 110 (Ms) * Dreizehn (13) Gesänge österreichischer Dichter, Op. 119 (Ms) * Bergwiese in Vermont nach Raab (Ms) * Voice of Lake Champlain, song by Charles Ballantyne (Ms)

Duets

* 24 Sechs Duette für Sopran und Alt (Kistner und Siegel, Leipzig) * 34 Sechs Duette für Sopran und Tenor (Kahnt, Leipzig.)

References

External links

St. Michael's College Archives

(in German)
Austrian National Library
(in German)
Richard Franz Stöhr
at Österreichisches Musiklexikon online (German) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoehr, Richard Austrian male composers Austrian composers American male composers American composers American music educators 1874 births 1967 deaths Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to the United States University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Curtis Institute of Music faculty Saint Michael's College faculty