Homstein, Robert von
Homstein, Robert von
Homstein, Robert von, German composer; b. Donaueschingen, Dec. 6, 1833; d. Munich, July 19, 1890. He studied at the Leipzig Cons., then went to Munich, where he became a teacher at the municipal school of music. He was a close friend of Wagner. He composed operas in a Romantic vein, one of which Adam und Eva, was produced in Munich in 1870. Other works include a ballet, Der Blumen Rache, incidental music to Shakespeare’s As You Like It, and many songs.
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