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Ganz, Moritz, 1806-1868

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Personal name headingGanz, Moritz, 1806-1868
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Variant(s)Ganz, Eduard Moritz, 1806-1868
Ganz, Maurice, 1806-1868
See alsoCorporate body: Frères Ganz
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Birth date18060916
Death date18680122
Place of birthMainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Place of deathBerlin (Germany)
Profession or occupationCellists Composers
Found inHis Grand trio pour violon, alto & violoncelle, op. 8, 184-?: title page (Moritz Ganz)
The Hector Berlioz Website, via WWW, December 12, 2011 (Moritz Ganz (1806-1868); from a family of German origins; Berlioz had known the two brothers Leopold and Moritz since his visit to Berlin in 1843)
Fanny Mendelssohn, 1992: page 356 (Moritz Ganz (1806-1868) and his brother Leopold were members of the Royal Orchestra of Berlin)
Two thousand questions with answers on musical history, biography, form, instrumentation, and kindred subjects, 1900: page 303 (Ganz, Moritz (1806-1868), Cellist)
General German biography, 1878 (Ganz, Eduard Moritz; born September 16, 1806 in Mainz; took cello lessons first from his father and then later from Johann Stiasny; was a member of the orchestra from his native city; made several concert tours with his younger brother Leopold; in 1827, he was made a chamber musician and first cellist in the Royal Orchestra of Berlin; made trips to London in 1837 and 1856; by 1836, he had received the title of royal concert master; died January 22, 1868 in Berlin; his numerous compositions for printed cello and orchestra, violin, piano, etc. are listed in the Musicians Ledebur-Lexicon Berlin)
Deutsche National Bibliothek, December 12, 2011 (AP: Ganz, Eduard Moritz, 1806-1869; male; German; cellist; other names: Ganz, Moritz; Ganz, Maurice)
Duo concertant pour violon et violoncelle, oeuv. 11, 1822?: title page (par les frères Ganz)