Lanner, August (Joseph)

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Lanner, August (Joseph)

Lanner, August (Joseph), Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer, son of Joseph (Franz Karl) Lanner; b. Vienna, Jan. 23, 1834; d. there, Sept. 27, 1855. A talented violinist, dance composer, and conductor, he died in his 22nd year.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

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