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Joseph Wackenthaler
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- Sélestat, France
- Active
- 1795–1869
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Joseph Wackenthaler (20 November 1795 – 3 March 1869) was a French Kapellmeister from 1819, an organist from 1833 to 1869 at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, and a composer.
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Wackenthaler's reputation is due to his genius for improvisation and his ability to adapt the organ to liturgical requirements. He published many small organ compositions for teaching purposes as well as edited organ pieces by German composers.
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- MusicBrainz
- 341934dd-e527-401b-8b53-e396a606864d
- ISNI
- 0000000055541526
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