Composer
Ignaz Pleyel
Austrian-born French composer and piano builder (1757–1831)
1757–1831
7 works in the index
- Born
- 1757
- Died
- 1831
- Birthplace
- Ruppersthal
- Place of death
- Paris
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Classical
Biography
Ignaz (Ignace) Joseph Pleyel (French: [plɛjɛl]; German: [ˈplaɪl̩]; 18 June 1757 – 14 November 1831) was an Austrian composer, music publisher and piano builder of the Classical period. He grew up in Austria (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), and was educated there; in his mid-twenties he moved to France, and was based in France for the rest of his life.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- piano maker; music publisher; composer; pianist; conductor
- Teachers
- Joseph Haydn; Johann Baptist Vanhal
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- opera; symphony; classical music; liturgical music
- Movements
- classical music; First Viennese School
- VIAF ID
- 71657816
- ISNI
- 0000000109145079
- GND ID
- 118792555
- Library of Congress ID
- n79107743
- MusicBrainz ID
- 9b937242-0492-4056-b430-137eff78f194
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- violin
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 7
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
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 71657816. Portrait: William Nutter / After Thomas Hardy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.