Max Meyer-Olbersleben
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Max Meyer-Olbersleben | |
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| Born | 5 April 1850 Olbersleben, Thuringia, Germany |
| Died | 31 December 1927 (aged 77) |
| Occupations | Composer and pianist |
| Children | 1; Ernst Ludwig Meyer-Olbersleben |
Max Meyer-Olbersleben (5 April 1850 in Olbersleben – 31 December 1927 in Würzburg) was a German composer and pianist.
Meyer-Olbersleben studied with Carl Müllerhartung and Franz Liszt at the Weimar Orchestra School, and with Josef Rheinberger, Franz Wüllner, and Peter Cornelius at the Munich Conservatory. After graduation, he became Professor of piano and theory in Weimar. Later, he was Professor of counterpoint and composition at the Bavarian State Conservatory of Music in Würzburg, and became its director from 1907 to 1920. Some notable students were Adolf Sandberger, Heinrich Steinbeck, Bernard Homola and Marc Roland. In addition, he conducted the Würzburg Liedertafel from 1879 and was Court Kapellmeister of Prince-Bishop of Würzburg.
Meyer-Olberleben became known primarily as a composer of songs and choral works.
His son is the composer Ernst Ludwig Meyer-Olbersleben.
