Johann Heinrich Christian Rinck
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composer
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and organist
Organist
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of the late classical
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and early romantic
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eras.
Rinck was born in Elgersburg
Elgersburg
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, Thuringia
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, and died in Darmstadt
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, aged 76.
He studied with Johann Christian Kittel
Johann Christian Kittel
Johann Christian Kittel was a German organist, composer, and teacher. He was one of the last students of Johann Sebastian Bach.-Biography:...
(1732–1809), (a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
), and eventually became Kantor at the music school in Darmstadt, where he was also a court organist from 1813. He composed prolifically, and an organ primer of his enjoyed wide popularity.
Among his works is a set of Variations on ‘Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman’, Opus 90, published by Simrock in 1828. It is based on a tune made familiar by Mozart (K265) (and generally associated with the words Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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).