Wilhelm Kienzl

Kienzl Wilhelm

Wilhelm Kienzl was an Austrian composer. Kienzl's first love was opera, then vocal music, and it was in these two genres that he made his name. For a while he was considered, along with Hugo Wolf, one of the finest composers of Lieder (art songs) since Schubert.

Name Wilhelm Kienzl
Country Austria
Birth date
Birth place Waizenkirchen
Death date
Death place Vienna
Music time period Early 20th c.
Instruments orchestra

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