Born in
Bremen, after studying music in
Leipzig, Klatte began his professional career as a musician first at the
Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar with
Richard Strauss. During this time he was also active as a conductor on various occasions. In 1897 he became the first music consultant at the
Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger. From 1904 Klatte also taught music theory at the
Stern Conservatory in Berlin, where he was appointed professor in 1919. His students there included
Else Schmitz-Gohr and Selim Palmgren. Since 1925 he had also held a teaching position for theory at the
Royal Music Institute of Berlin. Klatte also held several honorary posts. He was a member of the board of directors of the
Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein (from 1909) and representative of the musical arts in the (from 1925). Klatte died in Berlin at the age of 60. == Work ==