Anthony Heinrich, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Anthony Heinrich

Czech conductor and composer

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1781

Date of Death: 03-May-1861

Profession: composer, conductor, violinist

Nationality: United States, Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Anthony Heinrich

  • Anthony Philip Heinrich (March 11, 1781 – May 3, 1861) was the first "full-time" American composer, and the most prominent before the American Civil War.
  • He did not start composing until he was 36, after losing his business fortune in the Napoleonic Wars.
  • For most of his career he was known as "Father Heinrich," an emeritus figure of America's small classical music community.
  • He chaired the founding meeting of the New York Philharmonic Society in 1842.

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