Music: History, Composers, and Performers: Biographies

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Rheinberger, Josef (Gabriel)

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Rheinberger, Josef (Gabriel) (b Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1839; d Munich, 1901). Ger. organist, pianist, conductor, and composer. Org. at Vaduz church at age 7. Taught at Munich Cons. 1859–65 and 1867–1901. Org., St Michael's, Munich, 1860–6, choral cond. in Munich and coach at court opera. Prolific composer of operas, syms., chamber mus., and choral works but remembered almost exclusively through his elaborate and challenging organ comps. which incl. 2 concs., 20 sonatas, 22 trios, 12 Meditations, 24 fughettos, and 36 solo pieces.

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Josef Rheinberger

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Josef Rheinberger , 1839–1901, German composer; studied at the Munich Conservatory, where he later taught. An eclectic, late romantic composer, he wrote 20 organ sonatas and masses, among them the eight-part Festive Mass for Pope Leo XIII. These have outlived his orchestral and stage works.

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