Hans Pfitzner

Composer

1869 – 1949

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Who was Hans Pfitzner?

Hans Erich Pfitzner was a German composer and self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the post-Romantic opera Palestrina, loosely based on the life of the great sixteenth-century composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.

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Born
May 5, 1869
Moscow
Also known as
  • Pfitzner, Hans
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Hoch Conservatory
Died
May 22, 1949
Salzburg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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