Antonín Rejcha
Antonín Rejcha
Genres: Classical, Czech, czech composers, czech classical, composer
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About Antonín Rejcha
Antonín (Antoine) Rejcha (February 26, 1770 – May 28, 1836) was a Czech composer of claassical era. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Ludwig van Beethoven, Rejcha is now best remembered for his substantial early contribution to the wind quintet literature and his role as a teacher - his pupils included Franz Liszt and Hector Berlioz. Rejcha was also an accomplished theorist and wrote several treatises on various aspects of composition. Some of his theoretical work dealt with experimental methods of composition, which he applied in a variety of works such as fugues and etudes for piano and string quartets.
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