The New International Encyclopædia/Krug, Arnold

KRUG, krōōG, Arnold (1849-1904). A German pianist and composer, born at Hamburg. He studied under his father (Dietrich Krug), who was a music-teacher, and under Gurlitt. In 1868 he entered the Leipzig Conservatory and the next year won the Mozart scholarship and became a pupil of Reinecke, Kiel, and Frank. He taught the piano at the Stern Conservatory 1872-77, and in the latter year received the Meyerbeer scholarship and was enabled to travel in Italy and France. In 1885 he became a teacher at the Hamburg Conservatory and conductor of the Altona Singakademie. His compositions, which are melodious, include a symphony, suites, concertos, songs, and a number of large choral works with orchestral accompaniment.