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Goetz,
Hermann
(Gustav), German composer; b. Konigsberg, Dec. 7,1840; d. Hottingen, near
Zurich, Dec. 3, 1876. He studied in Berlin (1860—62), with von Bulow in
piano and H. Ulrich in composition. In 1863 he took the post of organist
at Winterthur, Switzerland; then lived in Zurich; gave private lessons;
conducted a singing society. His most famous work is the opera Der
Widerspenstigen Zdhmung, based on Shakespeare’s play The Taming of
the Shrew, which was given in Mannheim, Oct. 11, 1874. His other works
include the opera Francesca do Rimini (Mannheim, Sept. 30, 1877;
unfinished; 3rd act completed by Ernst Frank); incidental music for
Widmann’s play Die heiligen drei Konige (Winterthur, Jan. 6,1866);
Piano Concerto (Basel, Dec. 1, 1867); Violin Concerto (1868); Sym. in F
(1873); choral music; String Quartet (1865); other chamber music; several
pieces for piano; songs.
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