About Alphonse Schmitt
Lived 1875 – 1912 (aged 36). Alphonse Schmitt was a composer.
Alphonse Schmitt (1 December 1875 – 13 February 1912) was a French organist and composer.
Born in Kœtzingue, Alphonse Schmitt was a student of Alexandre Guilmant (c. 1901) and Charles-Marie Widor. He was an organist and composer at the Saint-Philippe-du-Roule church. He left behind a number of organ compositions, of which the Toccatina is still known.
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Who was Alphonse Schmitt?
French organist and composer (1875–1912)
When was Alphonse Schmitt born?
Alphonse Schmitt was born on 1 December 1875 in Kœtzingue.
When did Alphonse Schmitt die?
Alphonse Schmitt died on 13 February 1912 in Paris.
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Alphonse Schmitt was a composer.
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