Franz Seraph von Destouches
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Franz Seraph von Destouches (21 January 1772 – 9 December 1844) was a German
composer
. Taught by Joseph Haydn
, Destouches wrote incidental music to some plays by Friedrich Schiller
. He also wrote a piano concerto, a clarinet concerto, operas, masses, marches, etc.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. Taught by Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
, Destouches wrote incidental music to some plays by Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life , Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
. He also wrote a piano concerto, a clarinet concerto, operas, masses, marches, etc.