Johann Christian Lobe

Johann Christian Lobe (May 30, 1797 – July 27, 1881) was a German composer and music theorist.

Born in Weimar, Lobe was either self-taught as a musician (Anon.

He composed many musical works before 1819 (Brandt 2001), and debuted as a composer in 1821, with the opera Wittekind, which was followed by a number of others, including Die Flibustier (1830) and Die Fürstin von Granada (1833), as well as some orchestral works (Anon.

Die Fürstin von Grenada was especially successful (Brandt 2001).

1885–92) or 1845 (Brandt 2001) he retired from his position in the Weimar orchestra, was appointed a professor and in 1846 moved to Leipzig, where he worked as a music-composition teacher and music critic (Anon.