Reinhard Oppel

Julius Reinhard Oppel (1878 in Grünberg, Hesse – 1941 in Leipzig) was a German composer. He studied at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt 1903–1909, was briefly an organist in Bonn, then from 1911 professor of composition at the Kiel Conservatory of Music, and from 1928 professor of music theory at the Leipzig Conservatory. Oppel was a student, correspondent, and friend of Heinrich Schenker, the famous Viennese Jewish music theorist, and made efforts to disseminate Schenkerian theory while a professor at Leipzig. Oppel was an outspoken critic of the Nazis. Until 1938, Oppel often played the organ not only in Protestant and Catholic churches, but also in synagogues in Leipzig. Works For a complete list of works, see the University of Hamburg link given below. *Piano pieces: 5 Stücke op. 21, Suite op. 26 and 4 Preludes op. 27. *String Quartet No.4 in F minor Op.33 (published 1928 by Edition Peters) (nos.2 and 3 are in manuscript at the Oppel Memorial Collection.) *Sonata in D minor for Solo Violin, op. 12 (self-published 1910). *Suite in E minor for Solo Violin, op. 19 (self-published 1913). *Books and articles on Johann Sebastian Bach, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (mostly or wholly arti