author
Carl Schroeder
1848–1935
A respected German cellist, conductor, and composer, he built a long musical career that stretched from concert performance to teaching and writing practical music guides. His name also appears on influential cello studies and method books that kept circulating well beyond his lifetime.
1 Audiobook
Handbook of violin playing
by Carl Schroeder
About the author
Born in Quedlinburg on December 18, 1848, Carl Schroeder was a German cellist, composer, conductor, and music teacher. He was the son of violinist Karl Schröder and trained in music from childhood, later becoming known both as a performer and as a serious pedagogue.
Over the course of his career, he taught at the Leipzig Conservatory and later worked in Sondershausen and Bremen, where he served in prominent conducting roles. Alongside performing and conducting, he composed chamber and cello music and wrote instructional works on music-making and conducting.
Today, he is especially remembered by musicians for his cello studies and teaching materials, which remained useful to students for many years. He died in Bremen on September 22, 1935.