Wilhelm Klatte
Wilhelm Klatte was a German music theoretician, pedagogue, journalist and conductor.Life
Born in Bremen, after studying music in Leipzig, Klatte began his professional career as a musician first at the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar with Richard Strauss. During this time he was also active as a conductor on various occasions. In 1897 he became the first music consultant at the Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger. From 1904 Klatte also taught music theory at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, where he was appointed professor in 1919. Since 1925 he had also held a teaching position for theory at the.
Klatte also held several honorary posts. He was a member of the board of directors of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein and representative of the musical arts in the .
Klatte died in Berlin at the age of 60.Work
