Joseph Kreutzer

Joseph Kreutzer (November 11, 1790 – June 16, 1840) was a German violinist, composer, and conductor. His compositions consisted mostly of chamber music and instructive pieces for bowed strings and guitar. He is known to have been an instructor of Norbert Burgmüller in Düsseldorf, where he was concert master for a time, and where he died in 1840.

Works

• Flute Quintet No.2 in C major
• Quatuor brillant
• 3 Rondos for Guitar, Op.23
• Trio No.3 for Flute, Violin and Guitar
• Trio No.4 for Flute, Violin and Guitar
• 6 Variations on a theme by Mozart for Guitar, Op.7
• 6 Variations on a Theme from Weber's 'Die Freischütz', Op.6

References

• Klaus Zehnder-Tischendorf comments on Joseph Kreutzer, one of Norbert Burgmüller's teachers
• Allmusic article on Joseph Kreutzer

External links

• Free scores by Joseph Kreutzer in the International Music Score Library Project