About Diederich Krug
Lived 1821 – 1880 (aged 58). Diederich Krug was a German composer, pianist and music teacher.
Diederich Krug (25 May 1821 – 7 April 1880) was a German pianist and composer. He was born in Hamburg and studied under Jacob Schmitt. He wrote a large number of pieces for piano, around 350 in all, which were popular with amateur pianists. Typical examples are gathered in the Pianoforte-Album which appeared as No. 1220 in the Collection Litolff; it contains eight works: Chant d'Adieu (Op. 307), Le petit Chevalier (Op. 312 No. 2), Einsames Haideblümchen (Op. 329, No. 2), La petite Coquette (Op. 306), Minnelied (Op. 289), Tyrolienne (Op. 308, No. 1), Der Wachtelruf (Op. 317 No. 2), and Impromptu-Romance (Op. 286).
He was the father of Arnold Krug.
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German musician (1821–1880)
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Diederich Krug was born on 25 May 1821 in Hamburg.
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Diederich Krug died on 7 April 1880 in Hamburg.
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Diederich Krug was a composer, pianist and music teacher.
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Diederich Krug was German.
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