Reicha, Anton, 1770-1836

LC control no.	n 81018999
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML410.R28 Biography
Personal name heading	Reicha, Anton, 1770-1836 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Reicha, A. (Antoine), 1770-1836 Reicha, Ant. (Anton), 1770-1836 Reicha, Antoine, 1770-1836 Reicha, Anton Joseph, 1770-1836 Reicha, Antonín, 1770-1836 Rejcha, Antoine, 1770-1836 Rejcha, Anton, 1770-1836 Rejcha, Antonín, 1770-1836
Associated country	Bohemia (Kingdom) France
Located	Bonn (Germany) Paris (France) Vienna (Austria)
Birth date	1770-02-26
Death date	1836-05-28
Place of birth	Prague (Czech Republic)
Place of death	Paris (France)
Field of activity	Composition (Music) Art music
Profession or occupation	Composers
Found in	His Cours de composition musicale, 1818. New Grove (Reicha [Rejcha], Antoine-(Joseph) [Antonín, Anton], Czech, later French, composer, b. Prague, 2/26/1770, d. Paris, 5/28/1836) MGG (Reicha, Antonín) La Musica (Reicha, Antonín (Antoine)) Brockhaus-Riemann (Reicha (Rejcha), Anton (Antonín, Antoine)) His Quintett Es-Dur, c1992: t.p. (A. Reicha) caption (Antoine Reicha) Reicha, A. Duo concertant pour flûte et piano op. 103, 1852: t.p. (Ant. Reicha) Wikipedia, April 28, 2019 (Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770-28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, later naturalized French composer; now best remembered for his substantial early contributions to the wind quintet literature and his role as teacher of pupils including Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz and César Franck; born in Prague; in 1785 the family moved to Bonn, where Reicha became a member of the Hofkapelle of Max Franz, Elector of Cologne; in 1799 he moved to Paris, hoping to achieve success as an opera composer; moved on to Vienna in 1801; move back to Paris in 1808; stayed in Paris for the rest of his life; became a naturalized citizen of his adopted country in 1829 and Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1835)