Composer
Friedrich Lux
German conductor, composer, and organist (1820–1895)
1820–1895
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1820
- Died
- 1895
- Birthplace
- Ruhla
- Place of death
- Mainz
- Citizenship / historical state
- Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Friedrich Lux (24 November 1820 – 9 July 1895) was a German conductor, composer and organist.
He was born in the town of Ruhla, son of composer Georg Heinrich Lux. His father gave him his first music lessons, and Lux later became a student of Friedrich Schneider.
Between 1841 and 1850, he was Director of the Opera in Dessau and from 1851 to 1857 performed the same role in Mainz for the Mainz Singing Academy.
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Life and musical career
- Instruments played
- pipe organ
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 8162850
- ISNI
- 0000000114672658
- GND ID
- 117331856
- Library of Congress ID
- no89016489
- MusicBrainz ID
- 7dcd0581-c319-4946-afda-7e6712597e3a
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Cello, Organ
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
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.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon in Gegenbewegung über 'Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| String Quartet, Op.58 |
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| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 8162850. Portrait: August Weger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.