Fritz Spindler
{{Short description|German pianist and composer}}
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Fritz Spindler (24 November 1817 – 26 December 1905) was a German pianist and composer, especially of works for the piano.
Biographical sketch
Born in Wurzbach, Spindler's output of more than 400 opus numbersDavid Hirschberg, [https://books.google.com/books?id=gJ9xIaupM6AC&pg=PP2 Technic Is Fun: Preparatory: Elementary B], Alfred Publishing Company (2000), p. i, {{ISBN|0-7692-9707-2}} includes salon pieces, chamber music, symphonies and other large forms, and over 300 piano pieces.Bachus, Nancy (1998), [https://books.google.com/books?id=SJ-GvGT0I78C&pg=PA28 The Romantic Spirit 1790-1910: Book 1], Alfred Publishing Company, p. 28. {{ISBN|0-88284-861-5}} But he is best remembered, if at all today, for a much-anthologized sonatina. He published almost 350 compositions.{{cite web|last1=Spindler|first1=Fritz|title=Fritz Spindler|url=http://grandemusica.net/musical-biographies-s-4/spindler-fritz|publisher=Grande Musica|accessdate=13 March 2015}}
He died in Niederlößnitz/Radebeul, near Dresden.
Publications
- Berthold Tours, Fritz Spindler: Novello, Ewer and Co.'s Pianoforte Albums. Nos. 17, 18, and 19. Compositions by Fritz Spindler, in: The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, vol. 27, no. 524 (1 Oct. 1886), p. 611
- Otto Wagner: "Das rumanische Volkslied", in: Sammelbände der Internationalen Musikgesellschaft, vol. 4, no. 1. (November 1902), pp. 164–169.
External links
- {{IMSLP|id=Spindler, Fritz}}
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