About Richard Schmidt
Lived 1877 – 1958 (aged 80–81). Richard Schmidt was a music educator and teacher.
Richard Schmidt (16 June 1877 – 1958 in Dresden at the Königlichen Konservatorium Dresden. where he was substituted by Cantor Reiche during his military service. From 1928, he was a lecturer in piano, organ and music theory at the orchestral school of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. After the destruction in World War II, he participated in countless cantatas and oratorios under Cantor Johannes John at the .
He was a member of the Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband, the Neue Bachgesellschaft and the Tonkünstlervereins Dresden.
Schmidt, Protestant, was married to Elsa Röber from 1904 and father of a son.
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Who was Richard Schmidt?
German cantor and organist (1877–1958)
When was Richard Schmidt born?
Richard Schmidt was born on 16 June 1877 in Oderwitz.
When did Richard Schmidt die?
Richard Schmidt died in 1958 in Dresden.
What was Richard Schmidt's occupation?
Richard Schmidt was a music educator and teacher.
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