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{{short description|American music critic, writer, librettist, editor, pianist, and composer}}
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'''Leonard Liebling''' (February 7, 1874 - October 28, 1945)<ref name="obit"/> was an American [[music critic]], writer, [[librettist]], editor, [[piano|pianist]], and [[composer]]. He is best remembered as the long time editor-in-chief of the ''[[Musical Courier]]'' from 1911 to 1945.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="Bailey">{{cite work|title=Will Schoenberg Be a New York Fad?": The 1914 American Premiere of Schoenberg's String Quartet in D Minor|author=Walter B. Bailey|work=American Music|volume=26|number=1|date=Spring 2008|page=42}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|02|07}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1945|10|28|1874|02|07}}
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| education = [[City College of New York]]
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* [[Music critic]]
* Writer
* [[Librettist]]
* Editor-in-chief
* Pianist
* Composer
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* ''[[Musical Courier]]''
* ''[[New York Journal-American]]''
* [[CBS Radio]]
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| parents = [[Max Liebling]]<br />Matilde Perkiewicz
| relatives = [[Estelle Liebling]] (sister)<br />[[Emil Liebling|Emil]], [[Sally Liebling|Sally]], [[Georg Liebling|Georg]] (uncles)
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'''Leonard Liebling''' (February 7, 1874 – October 28, 1945<ref name="obit"/>) was an American [[music critic]], writer, [[librettist]], editor, [[piano|pianist]], and [[composer]]. He is best remembered as the long-time editor-in-chief of the ''[[Musical Courier]]'' from 1911 to 1945.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="Bailey">{{cite journal|title=Will Schoenberg Be a New York Fad?: The 1914 American Premiere of Schoenberg's String Quartet in D minor|author=Walter B. Bailey|journal=[[American Music (journal)|American Music]]|volume=26|number=1|date=Spring 2008|page=42}}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Born into a Jewish family in New York City, Liebling was the son of composer [[Max Liebling]] (1845-1927) and his wife Matilde née de Perkiewicz.<ref name="women">{{cite work|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/liebling-estelle|title=ESTELLE LIEBLING: 1880 – 1970|work=The Encyclopedia of Jewish Women|author=Charlotte Greenspan|year=2009}}</ref> His father and his three uncles, [[Georg Liebling|George]], [[Emil Liebling|Emil]], and [[Solly Liebling]], were all pupils of [[Franz Liszt]] and had successful careers as pianists and composers.<ref name="Bailey"/><ref name="women"/> His brother James Liebling was also a professional musician, and his sister [[Estelle Liebling]] was a soprano with the [[Metropolitan Opera]] who became a famous voice teacher and coach.<ref name="women"/>
Born into a [[Jewish]] family in New York City, Liebling was the son of composer [[Max Liebling]] (1845–1927) and his wife Matilde née de Perkiewicz.<ref name="women">{{cite web|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/liebling-estelle|title=Estelle Liebling: 1880–1970|website=[[Encyclopedia of Jewish Women]]|author=Charlotte Greenspan|year=2009|publisher=[[Jewish Women's Archive]]}}</ref> His father and his three uncles, [[Emil Liebling|Emil]], [[Sally Liebling|Sally]], and [[Georg Liebling]], were all pupils of [[Franz Liszt]] and had successful careers as pianists and composers.<ref name="Bailey"/><ref name="women"/> His brother James Liebling was also a professional musician, and his sister [[Estelle Liebling]] was a soprano with the [[Metropolitan Opera]] who became a famous voice teacher and coach.<ref name="women"/>


After graduating from the [[City College of New York]] in 1897, Liebling pursued music studies in Berlin where he was a pupil of [[Leopold Godowsky]] (piano), [[Theodor Kullak]] (piano), [[Karl Heinrich Barth]] (piano), and [[Heinrich Urban]] (composition).<ref name="obit">{{cite work|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1945/10/29/archives/leonard-liebling-librettist-critic-editor-in-chief-of-the-musical.html|title=LEONARD LIEBLING, LIBRETTIST, CRITIC; Editor in Chief of The Musical Courier for 34 Years Dies-- Worked on 4 Comic Operas|author=Roy Pinney|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 29, 1945}}</ref> He then worked as a concert pianist and piano teacher in Europe before returning to the United States to join the staff of the ''[[Musical Courier]]'', a music journal published weekly, in 1902.<ref name="obit"/> He remained with that publication until his death 43 years later, first serving as a music critic, and then rising to post of editor-in-chief from 1911 to 1945.<ref name="obit"/> He also concurrently served as music critic for the ''[[New York Journal-American]]'' from 1923 to 1936.<ref name="obit"/> In 1904 he married Eda Baxter of Brooklyn.<ref name="obit"/>
After graduating from the [[City College of New York]] in 1897, Liebling pursued music studies in Berlin where he was a pupil of [[Leopold Godowsky]] (piano), [[Theodor Kullak]] (piano), [[Karl Heinrich Barth]] (piano), and [[Heinrich Urban]] (composition).<ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1945/10/29/archives/leonard-liebling-librettist-critic-editor-in-chief-of-the-musical.html|title=Leonard Liebling, Librettist, Critic; Editor-in-Chief of the ''Musical Courier'' for 34 Years Dies – Worked on 4 Comic Operas|author=Roy Pinney|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 29, 1945}}</ref> He then worked as a concert pianist and piano teacher in Europe before returning to the United States to join the staff of the ''[[Musical Courier]]'', a music journal published weekly, in 1902.<ref name="obit"/> He remained with that publication until his death 43 years later, first serving as a music critic, and then rising to post of editor-in-chief from 1911 to 1945.<ref name="obit"/> Liebling's column in the ''Musical Courier'' was entitled "Variations", and he was known for his insightful wit.<ref>{{cite book|title=Notable Twentieth-century Pianists: A Bio-critical Sourcebook|page=652|author1=John Gillespie|author2=Anna Gillespie|year=1995|publisher=[[Greenwood Press]]}}</ref> He also concurrently served as music critic for the ''[[New York Journal-American]]'' from 1923 to 1936.<ref name="obit"/> In 1904 he married Eda Baxter of Brooklyn.<ref name="obit"/>


Outside of music criticism, Liebling wrote the librretti for five comic operas: ''The Glass Blowers'' (1893, music by [[John Philip Sousa]]<ref>{{cite work|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/18/arts/music-review-stars-stripes-meets-gilbert-sullivan-sousa-cues-different-drummer.html|title=MUSIC REVIEW; Stars and Stripes Meets Gilbert and Sullivan: Sousa Cues a Different Drummer|author=Anthony Tommasini|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 18, 2002}}</ref>) ''The Girl and the Kaiser'' (1910, with music by [[Georg Jarno]]), ''[[Vera Violetta]]'' (1911, with music by [[Edmund Eysler]]), ''The American Maid'' (1913, with music by Sousa), and [[Frederick Lonsdale]] and [[Frank Curzon]]'s ''[[The Balkan Princess]]'' (1911 Broadway version).<ref name="obit"/> As a composer he wrote an orchestral overture, a trio, several works for solo piano, and several art songs.<ref name="obit"/> He was an active member of the [[Lotos Club]] and [[The Lambs]].<ref name="obit"/> He also served as the arbiter for the nationally broadcast radio quiz show ''So You Think You Know Music'' from 1939-1941 on [[CBS Radio]].<ref>{{cite work|title=Quiz Craze: America's Infatuation with Game Shows|author=Thomas A. DeLong & ‎Peter Ramsberger|year=1991|publisher=[[Praeger Publications]]|page=72}}</ref>
Outside of music criticism, Liebling wrote the libretti for five comic operas: ''The Glass Blowers'' (1893, music by [[John Philip Sousa]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/18/arts/music-review-stars-stripes-meets-gilbert-sullivan-sousa-cues-different-drummer.html|title=Music Review; Stars and Stripes Meets Gilbert and Sullivan: Sousa Cues a Different Drummer|author=[[Anthony Tommasini]]|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 18, 2002}}</ref>) ''[[Die Försterchristl|The Girl and the Kaiser]]'' (1910, with music by [[Georg Jarno]]), ''[[Vera Violetta]]'' (1911, with music by [[Edmund Eysler]]), ''The American Maid'' (1913, with music by Sousa), and [[Frederick Lonsdale]] and [[Frank Curzon]]'s ''[[The Balkan Princess]]'' (1911 Broadway version).<ref name="obit"/> As a composer he wrote an orchestral overture, a trio, several works for solo piano, and several art songs.<ref name="obit"/> He was an active member of the [[Lotos Club]] and [[The Lambs]].<ref name="obit"/> He also served as the arbiter for the nationally broadcast radio quiz show ''So You Think You Know Music'' from 1939 to 1941 on [[CBS Radio]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Quiz Craze: America's Infatuation with Game Shows|author1=Thomas A. DeLong|author2=Peter Ramsberger|year=1991|publisher=[[Praeger Publications]]|page=72}}</ref>


Liebling died of a heart attack at the Hotel Buckingham in New York City in 1945.<ref name="obit"/>
Liebling died of a heart attack at the Hotel Buckingham, now [[The Quin]], in New York City in 1945.<ref name="obit"/>


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Latest revision as of 11:33, 2 August 2024

Leonard Liebling
Born(1874-02-07)February 7, 1874
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 28, 1945(1945-10-28) (aged 71)
New York City, U.S.
EducationCity College of New York
Occupations
Organizations
Parent(s)Max Liebling
Matilde Perkiewicz
RelativesEstelle Liebling (sister)
Emil, Sally, Georg (uncles)

Leonard Liebling (February 7, 1874 – October 28, 1945[1]) was an American music critic, writer, librettist, editor, pianist, and composer. He is best remembered as the long-time editor-in-chief of the Musical Courier from 1911 to 1945.[1][2]

Life and career

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Born into a Jewish family in New York City, Liebling was the son of composer Max Liebling (1845–1927) and his wife Matilde née de Perkiewicz.[3] His father and his three uncles, Emil, Sally, and Georg Liebling, were all pupils of Franz Liszt and had successful careers as pianists and composers.[2][3] His brother James Liebling was also a professional musician, and his sister Estelle Liebling was a soprano with the Metropolitan Opera who became a famous voice teacher and coach.[3]

After graduating from the City College of New York in 1897, Liebling pursued music studies in Berlin where he was a pupil of Leopold Godowsky (piano), Theodor Kullak (piano), Karl Heinrich Barth (piano), and Heinrich Urban (composition).[1] He then worked as a concert pianist and piano teacher in Europe before returning to the United States to join the staff of the Musical Courier, a music journal published weekly, in 1902.[1] He remained with that publication until his death 43 years later, first serving as a music critic, and then rising to post of editor-in-chief from 1911 to 1945.[1] Liebling's column in the Musical Courier was entitled "Variations", and he was known for his insightful wit.[4] He also concurrently served as music critic for the New York Journal-American from 1923 to 1936.[1] In 1904 he married Eda Baxter of Brooklyn.[1]

Outside of music criticism, Liebling wrote the libretti for five comic operas: The Glass Blowers (1893, music by John Philip Sousa[5]) The Girl and the Kaiser (1910, with music by Georg Jarno), Vera Violetta (1911, with music by Edmund Eysler), The American Maid (1913, with music by Sousa), and Frederick Lonsdale and Frank Curzon's The Balkan Princess (1911 Broadway version).[1] As a composer he wrote an orchestral overture, a trio, several works for solo piano, and several art songs.[1] He was an active member of the Lotos Club and The Lambs.[1] He also served as the arbiter for the nationally broadcast radio quiz show So You Think You Know Music from 1939 to 1941 on CBS Radio.[6]

Liebling died of a heart attack at the Hotel Buckingham, now The Quin, in New York City in 1945.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Roy Pinney (October 29, 1945). "Leonard Liebling, Librettist, Critic; Editor-in-Chief of the Musical Courier for 34 Years Dies – Worked on 4 Comic Operas". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b Walter B. Bailey (Spring 2008). "Will Schoenberg Be a New York Fad?: The 1914 American Premiere of Schoenberg's String Quartet in D minor". American Music. 26 (1): 42.
  3. ^ a b c Charlotte Greenspan (2009). "Estelle Liebling: 1880–1970". Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Jewish Women's Archive.
  4. ^ John Gillespie; Anna Gillespie (1995). Notable Twentieth-century Pianists: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Press. p. 652.
  5. ^ Anthony Tommasini (April 18, 2002). "Music Review; Stars and Stripes Meets Gilbert and Sullivan: Sousa Cues a Different Drummer". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Thomas A. DeLong; Peter Ramsberger (1991). Quiz Craze: America's Infatuation with Game Shows. Praeger Publications. p. 72.
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