Composer

Ferdinand Hiller

German composer and conductor (1811–1885)

1811–1885

19 works and musical collections

Born: 1811
Died: 1885
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Place of death: Cologne
Citizenship / historical state: Kingdom of Prussia
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Ferdinand Hiller — German composer and conductor (1811–1885). Ferdinand Hiller was born in 1811 in Frankfurt. The recorded year of death is 1885; place of death: Cologne. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Kingdom of Prussia.

Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; pianist; conductor; university teacher; critic; musician
Teachers: Aloys Schmitt; Johann Nepomuk Hummel; Georg Jacob Vollweiler
Career institutions / employers: Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Instruments played: piano
Genres: opera
Awards: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; Knight of the Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
Languages used: German
VIAF ID: 95188829
ISNI: 000000011078365X
GND ID: 118704931
Library of Congress ID: n87117174
MusicBrainz ID: f666a5e4-89ca-46af-ae17-66d2cb5568c1

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Voice
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 5

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Gavotte, Courante, Sarabande, Op.115	Catalogue / opus Op.115	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Symphnoy, Op.67	Catalogue / opus Op.67 Year composed 1848?	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Danse des Fées, Op.9	Catalogue / opus Op.9 Year composed 1833 January 21, Paris	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Sonata No.1, Op.47	Catalogue / opus Op.47	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Jeremiah's Lament	See work details	Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etudes, Op.15	Catalogue / opus Op.15	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Concerto, Op.69	Catalogue / opus Op.69 Year composed 1843 ca.	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Sonata No.2, Op.59	Catalogue / opus Op.59 Year composed 1851 (first draft)	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Sonata No.3, Op.78	Catalogue / opus Op.78	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Trio, Op.207	Catalogue / opus Op.207	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Lord, of my Inmost Heart's Recesses, Prayer	See work details	Piano Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
6 Clavierstücke, Op.130	Catalogue / opus Op.130	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasiestück, Op.152	Catalogue / opus Op.152	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
4 Rêveries pour Piano, Op.17	Catalogue / opus Op.17 Year composed 1835 October?	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Zur Guitarre, Op.97	Catalogue / opus Op.97	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Gebet Op.46 No. 1 - Score	Catalogue / opus Op.46 No. 1	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Gebet Op.46 No. 1	Catalogue / opus Op.46 No. 1	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Be Near Me Still	See work details	Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Yes, Thou Wilt Yet Remember	See work details	Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 95188829. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.