He then studied at the Leipzig Conservatory with Max Reger and Hans Sitt.
From 1919 to 1924, he was teacher of theory and composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim.
[1] He was then teacher of composition at the Leipzig Conservatory, where his students included Hugo Distler, Artur Immisch, Hilding Hallnäs, Heinrich Feischner, and Miklós Rózsa.
He was retired in June 1946 due to his SA membership and the Nazi-composition "Fackelträger", Lieder des neuen Reiches.
[2] He composed one opera, Die Richterin with libretto by Beyerlein after C. F. Meyer,[3] premiered in the Barmen State Theater in 1930;[4] orchestral works, chamber music, choral works, Lieder, two motets and numerous organ pieces.