Koessler János (Hans)
Composer
Place of Birth
Waldeck
Date of Birth
1853
1 January 1853, Waldeck (Germany) - 23 May 1926, Ansbach (Germany)
German music teacher and composer. He studied in Munich, and later taught and directed a choir in Dresden.
In 1882 he taught organ and choral singing at the Music Academy in Budapest, and in 1883 also became director of the department of composition. Through his great professionalism and thorough educational work his department produced the most talented Hungarian composers of the next generation (Ernő Dohnányi, Albert Siklós, Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Leó Weiner). In 1908 he retired and went back to Germany, then from 1920 to 1925 he taught in Budapest again as director of the master-class in composition.
In his works he was a follower of German romanticism and Brahms, and composed many orchestral and choral items, together with a quantity of chamber music.
German music teacher and composer. He studied in Munich, and later taught and directed a choir in Dresden.
In 1882 he taught organ and choral singing at the Music Academy in Budapest, and in 1883 also became director of the department of composition. Through his great professionalism and thorough educational work his department produced the most talented Hungarian composers of the next generation (Ernő Dohnányi, Albert Siklós, Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Leó Weiner). In 1908 he retired and went back to Germany, then from 1920 to 1925 he taught in Budapest again as director of the master-class in composition.
In his works he was a follower of German romanticism and Brahms, and composed many orchestral and choral items, together with a quantity of chamber music.