About Ernst Anschütz
Lived 1780 – 1861 (aged 81). Ernst Anschütz was a poet, composer, teacher, pedagogue, organist and lyricist.
Ernst Gebhard Salomon Anschütz (28 October 1780 in Goldlauter near Suhl, Electorate of Saxony – 18 December 1861 (other sources: 11 December 1861 ) in Leipzig) was a German teacher, organist, poet, and composer. He is also known for his account of the death of Johann Christian Woyzeck in 1824 (see: Georg Büchner's play Woyzeck). Anschütz worked as a teacher in Leipzig for 50 years.
Works ""; 1837; Text: "" (text, c. 1824); music: Carl Reinecke (1824–1910) as "", Op. 91, in . Based on "" (c. 1770) "" (text, 1824) "" (text, 1824)
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Who was Ernst Anschütz?
German composer and poet (1780-1861)
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Ernst Anschütz was born on 28 October 1780 in Goldlauter.
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Ernst Anschütz died on 18 December 1861 in Leipzig.
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Ernst Anschütz was a poet, composer, teacher, pedagogue, organist and lyricist.
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Ernst Anschütz's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Saxony.
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