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German chapelmasters

24 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adam DresePerson · Music memorabiliaAdam Drese (December 1620 – 15 February 1701 in Arnstadt) was a German composer, kapellmeister, and bass viol player of the baroque period.
Bernhard EichhornPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Eichhorn (17 April 1904 – 6 February 1980) was a German composer, who produced a number of film scores.
Bernhard SeklesPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Sekles (20 June 1872 – 8 December 1934) was a German composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue.
Bruno WalterPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Walter was born in Berlin, he left Nazi Germany in 1933.
Conradin KreutzerPerson · Music memorabiliaConradin Kreutzer or Kreuzer (22 November 1780 – 14 December 1849) was a German composer and conductor.
Erasmus WidmannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erasmus Widmann
Ernst Wilhelm WolfPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Wilhelm Wolf (baptised 25 February 1735 – 29 or 30 November 1792) was a German composer.
Georg Joseph VoglerPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler (15 June 1749 – 6 May 1814), was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.
Günter WandPerson · Music memorabiliaGünter Wand (7 January 1912, in Elberfeld, Germany – 14 February 2002, in Ulmiz near Bern, Switzerland) was a German orchestra conductor and composer.
Hans PfitznerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Erich Pfitzner (5 May 1869 – 22 May 1949) was a Russian-born German composer, conductor and polemicist who was a self-described anti-modernist.
Jacques OffenbachPerson · Music memorabiliaJacques Offenbach (20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario.
Johann Abraham Peter SchulzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Abraham Peter Schulz (31 March 1747 – 10 June 1800) was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poems "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and…
Johann David HeinichenPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann David Heinichen (17 April 1683 – 16 July 1729) was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus II the Strong in…
Johann Friedrich ReichardtPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Reichardt (25 November 1752 – 27 June 1814) was a German composer, writer and music critic.
Johann Gottfried WaltherPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottfried Walther (18 September 1684 – 23 March 1748) was a German music theorist, organist, composer, and lexicographer of the Baroque era.
Johann Joseph FuxPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Johann Joseph Fux
Johann Ludwig BachPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Johann Ludwig Bach.
Johann Nikolaus HanffPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Nikolaus Hanff (25 September 1663 – 25 December 1711) was a North German organist and composer. Hanff was born in Wechmar in Thuringia and worked in Eutin, Hamburg and Schleswig.
Johannes EccardPerson · Music memorabiliaJohannes Eccard (1553–1611) was a German composer and kapellmeister. He was an early principal conductor at the Berlin court chapel.
Karl Schröder IIPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Carl Schroeder (1890)
Kurt WeillPerson · Music memorabiliaKurt Julian Weill (German: [vaɪl]; March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United…
Samuel ScheidtPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Scheidt (baptized 3 November 1587 – 24 March 1654) was a German composer, organist and teacher of the early Baroque era.
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst BachPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, also known as William Bach (24 May 1759 – 25 December 1845) was the eldest son of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach and the only grandson of Johann Sebastian…
Wilhelm FurtwänglerPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (25 January 188630 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer.

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