Friedrich Ernst Koch German composer and music teacher. Country: Germany

Biography of Friedrich Ernst Koch

Friedrich Ernst Koch was a German composer and music educator. He graduated from the Berlin High School of Music, studying composition under Waldemar Bargiel and cello under Robert Haushmann.

After completing his studies, Koch played the cello in the court orchestra from 1882 to 1891. He then spent a year as the conductor of a resort orchestra in Baden-Baden. Following this, he returned to Berlin and dedicated the rest of his life to composition and teaching.

Koch became a professor at the Berlin High School of Music and headed the department of music theory. Among his students were notable composers Boris Blacher, Paul Kletzki, Herbert Brust, and Harald Sæverud.

Koch's notable works include the opera "The Mill" (Die Hügelmühle; 1917), based on the novel by Karl Adolf Gjellerup, the oratorio "The Deluge" (Die Sündflut; 1910), two symphonies, a string trio, a piano trio titled "Forest Idyll" (Wald-Idyll; 1902), a sonata for violin and piano, among others.