Louis Liebe

Friedrich Eduard Ludwig (Louis) Liebe (26 November 1819 – 4 July 1900) was a German composer and musical teacher. By 1863, he had published more than 50 works as a composer, including pieces for piano, violin, voice, and male choirs, many of which appeared in France and England. His most popular works included Harmony (words by Adaien Linden of Metz) and a cantata for mixed choir with orchestral accompaniment (words by Emile Drescher). Career From 1842 to 1844, Liebe taught at the Sallmann’schen Schule in Kassel. From 1850 to 1867, Liebe lived in Strasbourg. He was director of the Association of Choral Societies of Alsace and was a music teacher. During this period, he toured Paris, Zürich, Chur, and London. From 1883 to 1886, Liebe was based in Kostanz, where he conducted the Bodan singing society. Personal life and death Liebe married in Mainz in October 1847. He died in 1900 in Chur. Further reading * Neue Berliner Musikzeitung hrsgg. v. Gustav Bock, 6. Jg., Nr. 37 v. 1852-09-22, S. 295, Sp. 1: “Louis Liebe (1819–1900), Musikdirektor in Straßburg; „Louis Liebe, welchem vor Kurzem der Preis für die beste Composition als Männer-Quartett des Gedichtes: ‚Muttersprache‘ von Max von S