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Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)
For the British singer, see Engelbert Humperdinck (singer).
German composer (1854–1921)
Engelbert Humperdinck (German:[ˈɛŋl̩bɛʁtˈhʊmpɐdɪŋk]; 1 September 1854 – 27 September 1921) was a German composer.
He is known widely for his opera Hansel and Gretel (1893).
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Biography
Humperdinck was born in Siegburg in the Rhine Province in 1854. After receiving piano lessons, he produced his first composition at the age of seven. His first attempts at works for the stage were two singspiele written when he was 13.
His parents disapproved of his plans for a career in music and encouraged him to study architecture.
How old is engelbert humperdinckBut he began taking music classes under Ferdinand Hiller and Isidor Seiss at the Cologne Conservatory in 1872. In 1876, he won a scholarship that enabled him to go to Munich, where he studied with Franz Lachner and later with Josef Rheinberger.
In 1879, he won the first Mendelssohn Award given by the Mendelssohn Stiftung (foun
