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First name: Hermann
Last name: Zilcher
Dates: 1881-1948
Category: Quintet
Nationality: German
Opus name: Piano Quintet in Cis minor, Opus 42 (1918)
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Peculiarities: imslp Petrucci
Information: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hermann Zilcher (18 August 1881 in Frankfurt – 1 January 1948 in Würzburg) was a German composer and conductor. Zilcher began learning piano from his father, Paul Zilcher, and moved to further musical studies with Iwan Knorr and James Kwast at Hoch Conservatory, where he later taught piano from 1905-1908. Later he taught at Munich's Akademie der Tonkunst. In 1933 Zilcher joined the NSDAP and also the Militant League for German Culture. He also became a member of the National Socialist Motor Corps.