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Hans Pfitzner: Biography, Facts and Career

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Hans Erich Pfitzner (5 May 1869 – 22 May 1949) was a German composer, conductor and polemicist who was a self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the post-Romantic opera Palestrina (1917), very loosely based on the life of the sixteenth-century composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and his Missa Papae Marcelli.

Quick facts about Hans Pfitzner

  • Full name: Hans Pfitzner
  • Born: 1869-05-05
  • Nationality: Germany
  • Known as: Author
  • Wikidata ID: Q57358

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Who is Hans Pfitzner?

Hans Erich Pfitzner (5 May 1869 – 22 May 1949) was a German composer, conductor and polemicist who was a self-described anti-modernist.

What nationality is Hans Pfitzner?

Hans Pfitzner is Germany.

When was Hans Pfitzner born?

Hans Pfitzner was born on 1869-05-05.

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