Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert (23 March 1811 – 7 January 1891) was a German pianist, composer, and conductor, and the father of

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and writer Emil Taubert.

Life

Born in

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, Taubert studied under Ludwig Berger (piano) and Bernhard Klein (composition). In 1831, he became assistant conductor and accompanist for Berlin court concerts. Between 1845 and 1848, he was music director of the Berlin Royal Opera and was also court conductor in Berlin from 1845 to 1869. From 1865, he taught music at the

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; Theodor Kullak was one of his pupils. His compositions include six operas,

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, four symphonies, concertos for piano and cello, four

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s, other orchestral, choral, and piano works, and more than 300 songs. His early compositions were praised by the composer

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, who had also studied piano with Berger. Taubert died in Berlin. His grave is preserved in the

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"Friedhof I der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde" (Cemetery No. I of the congregations of

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and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of

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Operas

* ''Die Kirmes'', comic opera, libretto by Eduard Devrient, 23 January 1832, Berlin, Königliches Theater * ''Die Zigeuner'', libretto by E. Devrient, 14 September 1834, Berlin, Königliches Theater * ''Marquis und Dieb'', comic opera, libretto by L Schneider, 15 February 1842, Berlin, Königliches Theater * ''Joggeli'', libretto by H. Kloster, 9 October 1953, Berlin, Königliches Theater * ''Macbeth'', libretto by F. H. Eggers, 16 November 1857, Berlin, Königliches Theater * ''Caesario, oder Was ihr wollt'', comic opera, libretto by E. Taubert, 13 November 1874, Berlin, Königliches Theater

References

* Stanley Sadie (ed.): "Taubert, Wilhelm", in: ''The

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'' (London: Macmillan, 1992),

External links

Deutschen Nationalbibliothek catalogue information about the composer, accessed 18 November 2009
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