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Also known as August Wilhelm Julius Rietz

German musician (1812–1877)

Person · Open Library

Born
1812
Died
1877
Works
1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1812-12-28
Active to
1877-09-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
320
Total plays
1,297

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conductorClassicalclassical cello

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

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Julius Rietz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana