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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. He studied composition with Johann Anton André in Offenbach.[1] 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.
His Preparatory Exercises (op. 16) remain important technical studies along with the Hanon exercises.
References
- ↑ Henkel (1873). Leben und Wirken von Dr. Aloys Schmitt. Frankfurt.
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- Weber (1891), "Schmitt, Alois", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 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 (IMSLP)
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