A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Moniuszko, Stanislaus

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From volume 2 of the work.

1712114A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Moniuszko, StanislausGeorge GroveJ. A. Fuller-Maitland

MONIUSZKO, Stanislaus, born May 5, 1819 [App. p.719 "1820"], in Lithuania, received his first musical instruction from Aug. Freyer in Warsaw, and in 1837 went to Berlin, where he became a pupil of Rungenhagen for three years. He first came into notice as a composer through his opera 'Halka,' given in Warsaw 1858 [App. p.719 "1846"], by means of which he obtained the post of Kapellmeister. He afterwards wrote two other operas, 'Die Gräfin' and 'Der Paria,' [App. p.719 "date of production 1869 and numerous operettas"] and several masses; also a fantasia 'Das Wintermärchen,' and several books of songs. He died in 1872 [App. p.719 "June 4"].

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