Daniel Gottlob Türk
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- Born
- 1750
- Died
- 1813
- Works
- 15
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- Klavierschule, oder, Anweisung zum Klavierspielen
- Neue Klavier-Schule, oder, anweisung zum Klavierspielen für Lehrer und Lernende
- Daniel Gottlob Turk's "Concerning the chief responsibilities of an organist"
- Von den wichtigsten Pflichten eines Organisten, ein Beytrag zur Verbesserung der musikalischen Liturgie
- Anweisung zum generalbasspielen
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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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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Claußnitz
- Place of death
- Halle (Saale)
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- Kreuzschule
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Johann Adam Hiller
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Daniel Gottlob Türk.png
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- date of birth
- 1750-08-10
- date of death
- 1813-08-26
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- Daniel Gottlob Türk
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Daniel Gottlob Türk, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
