Ewald Sträßer (* 27 June 1867 in Burscheid; † 4 April 1933 in Stuttgart) was a German composer and conductor. In common parlance he was known as Bergischer Brahms or Rheinischer Brahms.
Ewald Sträßer already knew how to compose at the age of 15. He was not only a composer but also a music teacher. In 1917 he received the title of Royal Professor from Kaiser Wilhelm II. In 1921 he became a lecturer at the University of Cologne and in 1922 a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts. As a full professor he taught at the Württembergische Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart. One of his students here was Erwin Schulhoff, who is credited with playing an important role in the development of music history.
In May 2001 the Ewald-Sträßer-Gesellschaft - Internationale Vereinigung e.V. was founded in Burscheid. Its aim is to inform about the life of the late romantic composer and to keep his life's work alive with musical contributions.
Source: Ewald-Sträßer Wikipedia and http://www.schwaebische-orgelromantik.de/personen/straesser-ewald/straesser-ewald.htm
