Theobald Rehbaum

Theobald Rehbaum (17 August 1835 – 2 March 1918) was a German violinist, librettist and composer, especially of operas.

Theobald Rehbaum
Born	17 August 1835 Berlin
Died	2 March 1918 (aged 82) Berlin
Occupation	Classical violinist Librettist Composer

Born in Berlin, Rehbaum grew up there and sang as a boy in the Royal Domchor. He studied violin and composition with Friedrich Kiel, and composition also with Hubertus Rios. Rehbaum composed several operas and choral works, but was more successful as a librettist, writing librettos for Bernhard Scholz. He also wrote a Bratschenschule zum Selbstunterricht für Violinisten (viola method for self-instruction for violinists) and an autobiography titled Erlebtes und Erstrebtes. He died in Berlin.

Works

Operas

• Don Pablo (Dresden, 1880)
• Das steinerne Herz (Magdeburg, 1885)
• Turandot (Berlin, 1888)
• Oberst Lumpus (Wiesbaden, 1892)
• Die Eingeschriebenen
• Der Goldschmied von París

Orchestral

• Der Muse Sendung for soprano and orchestra

Literature

• Enciclopèdia Espasa volum núm. 50, pàg. 318 (ISBN 84-239-4550-2)

External

• Literature by and about Theobald Rehbaum in the German National Library catalogue
• Works by and about Theobald Rehbaum in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library)
• Free scores by Theobald Rehbaum at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)