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GAUPTMAN, Hauptman (Hauptmann) Moritz (13 X 1792, Dresden - 3 I 1868, Leipzig) - it. musestheorist, composer and teacher. He studied composition and playing the violin with L. Spur in Gotha (since 1811), was a violinist in the Dresden parish. chapel. In 1815 he became a home music teacher in the Rus family. Prince Repnin, visited with him Petersburg, Washington, Poltava and Odessa. Returning to Germany, he was a violinist in the parish. chapel in Kassel (headed by L. Spur). From 1842, cantor at the Tomaskirche school and lecturer in music theory at the Conservatory in Leipzig. Direct. predecessor of X. Riemann in constructing a system of functional harmony (adherent of the theory of polarity of major and minor). Among his students: F. David, J. Joachim, J. Kalivoda, J. A. van Eiken, S. Yadasson, A. Wilhelmi, E. and J. Röntgeny, X. Bulow, J. Vasilevsky and others. correspondence with L. Spor, K. M. Weber, J. Meyerbeer (part of the correspondence is published). Since 1843 was red. "Allgemeine Musikzeitung". Together with O.Jan and R. Schumann organized the Bach Society and was its permanent chairman. Ed.G. published the first 3 volumes of sobr. works of I.S. Bach. G. is also known as the author of motets, distinguished by clarity of voice, severity of form and chant. Among others. - opera Matilda (Kassel, 1826), fp. concerts, violinist. sonatas, sonatins, duets for violin, strings. quartets, plays for fp., psalms, masses, church. choirs, spiritual and secular songs for choir and solo.