biography
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Spohr, Louis
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originally Ludwig Spohr
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pronunciation:
[shpohr]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1784–1859)
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| biography:
| Composer, violinist, and conductor, born in Brunswick, NC Germany. Largely self-taught, he became court conductor at Kassel (1822–57), and is remembered chiefly as a composer for the violin, for which he wrote 17 concertos. He also composed nine symphonies, 11 operas, and other choral and chamber works. |
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