Bimbach, Karl Joseph

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Bimbach, Karl Joseph

Bimbach, Karl Joseph, German composer, father of Heinrich Bimbach; b. Kòpernick, Silesia, 1751; d. Warsaw, May 29, 1805. During the last years of his life he was conductor at the German Theater in Warsaw. A prolific composer, he wrote 2 operas, 10 syms., 16 piano concertos, 10 violin concertos, cantatas, masses, chamber music, piano pieces.

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