About Anton Zimmermann
Lived 1741 – 1781 (aged 39–40). Anton Zimmermann was a composer, organist, violinist, conductor, chapelmaster and musician.
Anton Zimmermann (25 December 1741 in Široká Niva – 16 October 1781 in Bratislava) was a Silesian-born Slovak composer and contemporary of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Zimmermann spent most of his career in Bratislava, then capital of Hungary, where he worked as a composer, violinist, conductor, and artist manager. His music has been recorded by, among others, the Musica Aeterna Soloists for the Naxos record label.
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Who was Anton Zimmermann?
Austrian composer (1741-1781)
When was Anton Zimmermann born?
Anton Zimmermann was born on 25 December 1741 in Široká Niva.
When did Anton Zimmermann die?
Anton Zimmermann died in 1781 in Bratislava.
What was Anton Zimmermann's occupation?
Anton Zimmermann was a composer, organist, violinist, conductor, chapelmaster and musician.
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