József Kossovits
József Kossovits (born after 1750; died after 1819, possibly in Košice) was a Hungarian composer and cellist. Kossovits was employed by various members of the Hungarian nobility, including the Andrássy family. Many of his compositions are dances in the verbunkos style.
Also recorded as Jozsef Kossovits
József Kossovits
- Born
- 1701 · Košice.
- Died
- 1819 · Košice.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- composer · cellist
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József Kossovits is described as a composer and cellist in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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The death of József Kossovits is recorded in Kassa (aujourd'hui Košice, Slovaquie).
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Born at Košice in 1701, died in Košice in 1819.
József Kossovits (1701–1819) was a Hungarian composer and cellist.
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- 1.Walker, Alan, Franz Liszt: Volume 1, The Virtuoso Years: 1811-1847 (New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1983). , 341.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- Alan Walker, Franz Liszt, the Virtuoso Years 1811-1847 (1988)
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