The Romantic Generation
by Charles Rosen
Period: Romantic
Born: Thursday, December 4, 1810 in Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: Friday, February 13, 1836 in Aachen, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
Rhapsody in B minor for piano
String Quartet in A minor
Other Information:
Norbert Burgmueller was the son of Johann August Franz, a well-regarded scholar, organist, and conductor of the time. His older brother, Johann Friedrich Franz, was also a gifted composer.
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with M. D. Norton (Translator) and Herter Norton (Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN: 0393098680
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN: 0198691629
Einstein, Alfred. Music in the Romantic Era, W. W. Norton & Company, December 1947, ISBN: 0393097331
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
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