Adelburg, August, Ritter von

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Adelburg, August, Ritter von

Adelburg, August, Ritter von, Austrian violinist and composer; b. Pera, Turkey, Nov. 1, 1830; d. Vienna, Oct. 20, 1873. He studied with Mayseder (violin) in Vienna (1850–54) and with Hoffmann (composition), then toured Europe as a violinist. He wrote the operas Zrinyi (Pest, June 23, 1868) and Martinuzzi (Buda, 1870), an overture, violin concerto, choral pieces, 5 string quartets (1863–64), sonatas, L’école de la vélocité for Violin, and songs.

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