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| Rheinberger, Josef |
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(y ´z f r n´b rg r) (KEY) , 18391901, German composer; studied at the Munich Conservatory, where he later taught. An eclectic, late romantic composer, he wrote 20 organ sonatas and masses, among them the eight-part Festive Mass for Pope Leo XIII. These have outlived his orchestral and stage works. |
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