Daniel Gottlob Türk
composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical Period (1750-1813)
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Daniel Gottlob Türk (August 10, 1756 – August 26, 1813) was a notable composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical Period. Born in Claußnitz, Saxony, Türk became Director of Music at Halle University, in Halle, Germany in 1779, and became the University's professor of music theory and acoustics in 1809. [1] Several of Türk's dances and minuets for the piano are still popular today. His most notable contribution to the classical music canon is the Klavierschule, a teaching guide for
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1750 births1813 deaths18th-century German keyboardists19th-century German male musiciansComposers with IMSLP linksGerman classical organistsGerman Classical-period composersGerman FreemasonsGerman male classical composersGerman male classical organistsGerman music theoristsPeople educated at the Kreuzschule