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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.
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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
edit- Weber (1891), "Schmitt, Alois", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 32, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 42–45
External links
edit- 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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