About Jan Gall
Lived 1856 – 1912 (aged 56). Jan Gall was an Austrian conductor, composer and music educator.
Jan Karol Gall (August 18, 1856 – October 30, 1912) was a Polish vocal composer and music teacher.
Gall was born in Warsaw, and studied under Franz Krenn in Vienna, Josef Rheinberger in Munich, and Francesco Lamperti in Milan. In 1880, he became conductor of the Galician Music Society in Lemberg (modern-day Lviv, Ukraine); in 1886, professor of singing at the Kraków Conservatory; and from 1892, conductor of a choral society, "Echo", in Lwów [Lemberg].
He wrote about 400 songs, choruses, quintets, and so on, and his compositions were quite popular at the time, including a popular version of Mizerna cicha.
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Who was Jan Gall?
Polish composer (1856–1912)
When was Jan Gall born?
Jan Gall was born on 18 August 1856 in Warsaw.
When did Jan Gall die?
Jan Gall died on 30 October 1912 in Lviv.
What was Jan Gall's occupation?
Jan Gall was a conductor, composer and music educator.
What nationality was Jan Gall?
Jan Gall was Austrian.
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