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He first studied music at Zittu , and afterwards at Leipzig , where be attained so high a reputation that in 1843 he was appointed professor of harmony and counterpoint at the conservatorium of music, then newly founded by Mendelssohn . On the death of Hauptmann on the 3rd of January 1868, he was elected cantor of the Thomasschule, which office he retained until his death. He is best known by three theoretical works: ''Lehrbuch der Harmonie'', ''Lehre vom Contra punct'' and ''Lehre von der Fuge'', valuable textbooks known to English students through the excellent translation by Franklin Taylor. |
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