Thuille, Ludwig#

b. Bozen/Bolzano (South Tyrol), Nov. 30, 1861, d. Munich (Germany), Feb. 5, 1907, late Romantic composer. Received his musical training at Kremsmuenster, from 1879 lived in Munich; 1890 taught at the Royal School of Music; he and R. Strauss had already been friends as children. Thuille became known in particular for his "Harmonielehre" (1907, still a standard work). His only successful composition was the opera "Lobetanz" (1896).