Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Floersheim, Otto

FLOERSHEIM, Otto, German musician, b. in Aix-la-Chapelle, 2 March, 1853. He received his musical education under Ferdinand Hiller, removed to this country in 1875, and became a composer, critic, and editor of the &ldquo;Musical Courier.&rdquo; His compositions include a &ldquo;Prelude and Fugue,&rdquo; which was played in New York city under the direction of Theodore Thomas; &ldquo;Alla Marcia,&rdquo; which was produced under Frank van der Stucken; a symphonic poem called &ldquo;Consolation,&rdquo; which was successfully performed by the principal musical societies in the United States; and a piano composition with orchestra and organ accompaniment entitled &ldquo;Elevation,&rdquo; which was produced in Brooklyn under the direction of Anton Seidl.