Aiblinger, Johann Raspar
Aiblinger, Johann Raspar
Aiblinger, Johann Raspar, German conductor and composer; b. Wasserburg, Feb. 23, 1779; d. Munich, May 6, 1867. He was a student of Joseph Schlett in Munich and of Simon Mayr in Bergamo (1802). After further training in Vicenza (1803–11), Venice, and Milan, he served as 2nd maestro di cappella to the viceroy of Milan. Upon his return to Munich, he was made maestro al cembalo of the Italian Opera in 1819. In 1823 he became asst. Kapellmeister at the Royal National Theater, and in 1826 Bavarian court Kapellmeister. He wrote 2 operas, including Rodrigo und Chimene (Munich, 1821), 3 ballets, masses, Requiems, liturgies, and Psalms.
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P. Hötzl, Zum Gedächtnis A.s (Munich, 1867).
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