Franz Abt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Franz Abt

German composer and choral conductor

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1819

Place of Birth: Eilenburg, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1885

Profession: composer, poet, conductor, choir director

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Franz Abt

  • Franz Wilhelm Abt (22 December 1819 – 31 March 1885) was a German composer and choral conductor.
  • He composed roughly 3,000 individual works mostly in the area of vocal music.
  • Several of his songs were at one time universally sung, and have obtained a more or less permanent place in the popular repertory.
  • During his lifetime, Abt was a renowned choral conductor and he spent much of the last three decades of his life working as a guest conductor with choirs throughout Europe and in the United States.

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