Aloys Schmitt
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Aloys Schmitt (26 August 1788 – 25 July 1866) was a German composer, pianist and music teacher. He was born in Erlenbach am Main. In 1824 he was appointed court composer in Munich. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Giessen.
Among his students were Ferdinand Hiller, Carl Almenräder, Carl Arnold and Carl Wolfsohn. See: List of music students by teacher: R to S#Aloys Schmitt.
References
- Weber (1891), "Schmitt, Alois", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 32, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 42–45
External links
- Works by and about Aloys Schmitt in the German National Library catalogue
- Free scores by Aloys Schmitt at the International Music Score Library Project
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