Karl Emanuel Klitzsch
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Karl Emanuel Klitzsch, or often just Emanuel Klitzsch, (Schönheide
, 30 October 1812 - Zwickau
, 5 March 1889) was a German composer, organist and music critic. He was a friend of Robert Schumann
and promoted his works. He was for many years director of music in Zwickau, teacher at the Zwickau Gymnasium and writer for the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
.
Schönheide
Schönheide is a community in Saxony’s district of Erzgebirgskreis that lies in the western Ore Mountains, and was founded as an industrial village.- Geography :...
, 30 October 1812 - Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
, 5 March 1889) was a German composer, organist and music critic. He was a friend of Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
and promoted his works. He was for many years director of music in Zwickau, teacher at the Zwickau Gymnasium and writer for the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik was a music magazine published in Leipzig, co-founded by Robert Schumann, his teacher and future father-in law Friedrich Wieck, and his close friend Ludwig Schuncke...
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