Franz Stockhausen was a German

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 choral conductor, and a member of a celebrated German musical family.

Franz was born in Guebwiller

Guebwiller

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, the brother of the singer and pedagogue Julius Stockhausen

Julius Stockhausen

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, and son of the harp virtuoso Franz Stockhausen. From 1860-1862 he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Ignaz Moscheles

Ignaz Moscheles

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, Richter

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 and Hauptmann

Hauptmann

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.

From 1863-1866 he was chief conductor at Thann

Thann

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, in Alsace

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, and from 1866-68 he was with his brother at Hamburg

Hamburg

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, who was then conducting the Philharmonic Concerts and the Singakademie

Singakademie

A Singakademie - originally a phenomenon of the German-speaking realm - is a large mixed choral society, whose primary aims are to study large, significant choral works - mostly those of acknowledged masters; to train themselves with these works; and to cultivate social interaction to a high...

. In 1868 he became the conductor of the Société de Chant Sacré, and of Strasbourg Cathedral

Strasbourg Cathedral

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. In 1871 he directed the concerts of the Town and Conservatory of Strasbourg. He gave up the direction of the Church choral society in 1879. He became a Royal professor in 1892, and in 1907 he retired from public life.

Source

• Arthur Eaglefield Hull
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  Arthur Eaglefield Hull was an English music critic, writer, composer and organist.Hull was initially a music student of Tobias Matthay and graduated with a Doctorate of Music from Oxford University...
  
  , Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (Dent
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  , London 1924).