About Henry Christian Timm
Lived 1811 – 1892 (aged 80–81). Henry Christian Timm was an American composer, conductor, pianist and organist.
Henry Christian Timm (July 11, 1811 – September 5, 1895) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer.
Biography Timm was born in Hamburg. He worked in New York City as a concert pianist, teacher, organist, and chamber musician. He also helped conduct the New York Philharmonic and served as the president of the city's Philharmonic Society from 1847 to 1864. He composed a Great Mass and many part songs, besides transcribing the works of other composers into versions for two pianos. He died in New York.
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American conductor, composer, and pianist (1811-1892)
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Henry Christian Timm was born on 11 July 1811 in Hamburg.
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Henry Christian Timm died in 1892 in New York City.
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Henry Christian Timm was a composer, conductor, pianist and organist.
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Henry Christian Timm was American.
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