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Henry Edward Krehbiel
1854–1923
A sharp-eared guide to America’s musical life at the turn of the 20th century, he spent more than four decades as the chief music critic of the New York Tribune. His writing helped shape how concertgoers and readers understood composers, opera, and orchestral music.
6 Audiobooks
A Second Book of Operas
by Henry Edward Krehbiel
How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art
by Henry Edward Krehbiel
Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time
by Henry Edward Krehbiel
A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music
by Henry Edward Krehbiel
The Mentor: Makers of Modern Opera, Vol. 1, Num. 47, Serial No. 47
by Henry Edward Krehbiel
Studies in the Wagnerian Drama
by Henry Edward Krehbiel
About the author
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on March 10, 1854, he became one of the best-known American music critics of his era. After beginning law studies in Cincinnati, he moved into journalism instead and worked as a music critic for the Cincinnati Gazette before joining the New York Tribune in 1880.
At the Tribune, he served as chief music critic for more than forty years. He was widely associated with New York’s influential early generation of music critics and was known not only for reviewing performances, but also for writing seriously about music history and musical culture.
He also published books on opera, symphonic music, and Black spirituals, showing a broad curiosity about how music was made, heard, and understood in America. He died in New York City on March 20, 1923.