Louise Christine Rebe (7 January 1900 – 30 December 1978)[1][2] was an American composer, music educator[3] and pianist who composed many pedagogical pieces for young piano students.[4]
Rebe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[5] to Christina Beck and Hermann Rebe.[1] Her father was a tenor who encouraged her to begin performing as a pianist in local concerts when she was ten years old. Rebe earned a B.S. in education from the University of Pennsylvania[6] as well as a diploma from the Steinberg School of Music in Philadelphia. She studied with Dr. Morrison Boyd[4] and with Tobias Matthay in England.[7] Her students included Catherine Roma.[8]
Rebe wrote at least one article ("Practical and Profitable Piano Recital"), which was published in The Etude Magazine in September 1931.[9] She composed many pedagogical pieces for young piano students, including works for John Thompson's Students Series and John M. Williams' Educational Series, which are still in use today.[10] Rebe's music was widely published, by Boston Music Company; Chart Music Publishing House; Clayton F. Summy Company; M. Witmark and Sons; Summy Birchard Company; Theodore Presser Company; and Willis Music Company, among others.[11]
Rebe died on 30 December, 1978, when she and a visiting friend were stabbed to death by her next door neighbor's teen-aged son.[12]
References
edit- 1 2 Rebe, Louise Christine. "ancestry.com". ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Rebe, Louise Christine (2 Jan 1979). "Obituaries". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 8.
- ↑ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8108-1138-6.
- 1 2 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 574. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
- ↑ Wier, Albert E. (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The MacMillan Company. p. 1513.
- ↑ Pennsylvania, University of (1924). University of Pennsylvania Bulletin. University of Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1937.
- ↑ Roma, Catherine (2005-11-30). The Choral Music of Twentieth-Century Women Composers: Elisabeth Lutyens, Elizabeth Maconchy and Thea Musgrave. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-4617-0650-2.
- ↑ Dennis, Pamela Richardson (2011-01-01). An Index to Articles Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883–1957, Par t 1. A-R Editions, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89579-711-7.
- ↑ "Rebe, Louise Christine (composer)". Presto Music. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ↑ "louise christine rebe". Bing. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ↑ Rebe, Louise Christine. "29 Feb 1980". Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania). p. 2.