La chasse infernale

Carl Koelling was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1831, of a musical family. He was a pupil of the celebrated pedagogue J. Schmitt. He settled in Chicago in 1878 as a teacher of pianoforte. He has been a prolific composer all his life, and now at the ripe age of eighty he is still in harness and in the active practice of his profession. Many of his compositions have met with great favor. His teaching pieces, in particular, are widely used and enjoyed.