author
Henry Edward Krehbiel
1854–1923
A leading American music critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he helped shape how concertgoers and readers understood opera, symphonic music, and the growing classical scene in the United States.
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
Studies in the Wagnerian Drama
by Henry Edward Krehbiel
The Mentor: Makers of Modern Opera, Vol. 1, Num. 47, Serial No. 47
by Henry Edward Krehbiel
About the author
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1854, he became one of the most influential music writers in American journalism. After beginning in law, he moved into criticism at the Cincinnati Gazette and later spent more than forty years as chief music critic of the New York Tribune.
He was known not only for reviewing performances but also for explaining music clearly to general readers. Alongside his newspaper work, he wrote books on composers and musical subjects, prepared program notes for the New York Philharmonic, and became associated with a generation of New York critics sometimes called the "Old Guard."
Krehbiel died in 1923, but his work still offers a vivid window into American musical life at a time when concert culture was expanding quickly and audiences were learning how to listen in new ways.