Hermann Zopff (born June 1 , 1826 in Glogau ; † July 12, 1883 in Leipzig ) was a German musicologist and composer. At his father's behest, Hermann Zopff initially studied agriculture in Breslau and Berlin. His father wanted his son to put aside his musical interests and earn his living as a farmer. It was only the successful performance of one of his first compositions, an overture , that persuaded the father to allow his son to pursue a musical career.
As a 24-year-old, Zopff went to Berlin in 1850 and became a private student of Adolf Bernhard Marx . At the Stern Conservatory he studied piano with Theodor Kullak . He founded an opera academy and composed a number of musical theater works. In 1856 he was awarded a Ph.D. phil. received his doctorate, from then on worked as a teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory and made a name for himself as an influential music critic . During this time he became a follower of Richard Wagner .
Franz Brendel appointed him to the editorial team of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik and in 1868 became co-editor. He was also an active member of the General German Music Association . Text source : Wikipedia (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
