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Anthony Philip Heinrich

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Czech-American conductor and composer

United StatesMusiciansLived 1781 to 1861 · aged 80
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Anthony Philip Heinrich was the first "full-time" American composer, and the most prominent before the American Civil War. He did not start composing until he was 36, after losing his business fortune in the Napoleonic Wars.

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Anthony Philip Heinrich was the first "full-time" American composer, and the most prominent before the American Civil War. He did not start composing until he was 36, after losing his business fortune in the Napoleonic Wars. For most of his career he was known as "Father Heinrich," an emeritus figure of America's small classical music community. He chaired the founding meeting of the New York Philharmonic Society in 1842.

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United States
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Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1781 to 1861 · aged 80
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