Wilhelm Klatte


Wilhelm Klatte was a German music theoretician, pedagogue, journalist and conductor.

Life

Born in Bremen, after studying music in Leipzig, Klatte began his professional career as a musician first at the Deutsches Nationaltheater und [Staatskapelle Weimar] with Richard Strauss. During this time he was also active as a conductor on various occasions. In 1897 he became the first music consultant at the Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger. From 1904 Klatte also taught music theory at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, where he was appointed professor in 1919. His students there included Else Schmitz-Gohr and Selim Palmgren. Since 1925 he had also held a teaching position for theory at the Royal Music Institute of Berlin.
Klatte also held several honorary posts. He was a member of the board of directors of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein and representative of the musical arts in the .
Klatte died in Berlin at the age of 60.

Work

  • Zur Geschichte der Programm-Musik, 1905
  • Franz Schubert, 1907
  • Aufgaben für den einfachen Kontrapunkt, 1915
  • Grundlagen des mehrstimmigen Satzes , 1922
  • Das Sternsche Konservatorium der Musik zu Berlin, 1925