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- Born
- 1812
- Died
- 1877
- Works
- 1
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August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (28 December 1812, Berlin – 12 September 1877, Dresden) was a German composer, conductor and cellist. He was a teacher among whose students were Woldemar Bargiel, Salomon Jadassohn and Arthur Sullivan. He also edited many works by Felix Mendelssohn for publication. He studied the cello under Schmidt, Bernhard Romberg, and Gans. At 16, he joined the orchestra of the Königstädter Theater, for which he wrote the music to Holtei's play Lorbeerbaum und Bettelstab. <a hre
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julius
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Dresden
- Sibling
- Eduard Ritz
- Occupation
- cellist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Albert Order
- Student of
- Bernhard Romberg
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- cello
- Image
- Julius Rietz.jpg
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- Julius Rietz
- date of birth
- 1812-12-28
- date of death
- 1877-09-12
- name in native language
- Julius Rietz
- birth name
- August Wilhelm Julius Rietz
- student
- Arthur O'Leary
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Julius Rietz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana