Adolph Baron Lauer von Münchofen , born on 23 May 1796 - died on 4 January 1874, comes from an old aristocratic family. His professional career was in the Prussian army, which he left in 1856 as major general in retirement. He was an excellent amateur in the best sense. He began learning at the pianist and composer William Schneider. As a composer Adolph von Lauer was honored in his time, on 16 April 1820 his opera "Rose, the miller's wife" premiered at the royal theater in Berlin. The Allgemein...