Friedrich Schneider, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Friedrich Schneider
- Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider (3 January 1786 in Alt-Waltersdorf – 23 November 1853 in Dessau) was a German pianist, composer, organist, and conductor. Schneider studied piano first with his father Johann Gottlob Schneider (senior), and then at the Zittau Gymnasium with Schönfelder and Unger.
- His first published works were a set of three piano sonatas in 1804.
- In 1805, he commenced studies at the University of Leipzig.
- He became an organist at St.
- Thomas Church, Leipzig in 1812, and was named conductor in Dessau in 1821.
- It is thought that Schneider premiered Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.
- 5 in Leipzig in 1811.
- In 1824, he was festival director of the Lower Rhenish Music Festival and his oratorio Die Sündflut was premiered during this event. Schneider composed copiously.
- Among his works are seven operas, four masses, six oratorios, 25 cantatas, 23 symphonies, seven piano concertos, sonatas for violin, flute, and cello, and a great many shorter instrumental pieces, some of them for piano, some for organ.
- He also left numerous solo songs and part songs. Friedrich Lux was one of Schneider's pupils.
- His brothers Johann Gottlob Schneider (junior; 1789-1864) and Johann Gottlieb Schneider (1797-1856) were likewise organists, the former achieving great fame and notability, with artistic connections to Mendelssohn, Liszt, Schumann and many others.
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Lazarus Gottlieb Sichling
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| Alternative names | Lazarus Gottlieb Sichling | ||
| Description | German engraver | ||
| Date of birth/death | 1812 | 18 August 1863 | |
| Location of birth/death | Nuremberg | Leipzig | |
| Work location | Germany | ||
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