Reicha, Anton |
COMPOSER (FRANCE) |
BORN 26 Feb 1770, Praha - DIED 28 May 1836, Paris BIRTH NAME Rejcha, Antonín GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Père Lachaise, Rue du Repos 16 (division 07, ligne 01) |
Anton Reicha left his widowed mother when he was eleven years old to study with his uncle Josef, the director of the court orchestra in Bonn. He was taught piano, violin and flute. When he was 15 years old met Ludwig van Beethoven (who was of the same age) and they became friends for life. In Hamburg he worked as a composition and piano teacher from 1794 until 1797 and he studied mathematics and philosophy himself. After failing to make himself a name as an opera composer in Paris he went to Vienna in 1801. He was in regular contact with Beethoven and created his most experimental compositions during this period. In 1808 he moved to Paris, where he stayed until his death. In 1818 he became a professor at the Conservatoy and he wrote books on composition and harmony. Among his students were Berlioz, Franck, Gounod and Liszt. Related persons was teacher to Adam, Adolphe-Charles was pupil to Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg was a friend of Beethoven, Ludwig van was teacher to Berlioz, Hector was teacher to Clapisson, Louis was teacher to Colet, Hippolyte was teacher to Franck, César was teacher to Girard, Narcisse was teacher to Gounod, Charles was teacher to Liszt, Franz was teacher to Schuncke, Ludwig was teacher to Stamaty, Camille-Marie was teacher to Viardot-Garcia, Pauline |
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