Ave Maria Op. 17/1 solo voice + piano

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Handel Beethoven Schubert etc At length in 1843 his first set of 12 songs appeared warmly praised by Schumann Liszt Mendelssohn and others he soon received the appointment of organist at the Ulrichskirche and later became cond of the Singakademie and musical director at Halle Univ which conferred on him the title of A us Doc in 1861 In 1868 deafness and a complication of nervous disorders forced him to give up all his positions the meagre income from his compositions was supplemented by the generosity of his fellow artists in Germany Frau Helene Magnus Joachim Liszt el al and America Otto Dresel SB Schlesinger BJ Lang who gave a series of concerts for his benefit in 1872 realizing some $25,000 Franz is known as a song composer par excellence and published 350 songs remarkable for the perfect fitness and exquisite finish of the musical setting and rivalling Schubert's in beauty of melody and Schumann's in romantic expression His wife Marie ne e Hinrichs 1828 91 also publ several attractive songs Other works The 117th Psalm for 8 part double ch a cappe la a Kyrie f 4 p ch a capp and soli a Liturgy for the Evang service 6 chorals 6 part songs f mixed ch and 6 do f male ch His revised arrangements of many works by Bach and Handel by Bach St Matthew Passion Funeral Ode Magnificat 10 cantatas Christmas Oratorio arias duets etc by Handei The Messiah Jubilate in D L Allegro il Pcnseroso ed il Moderato and many arias etc are classical Biographical essays on Franz by Ambros Liszt A Saran J Schafler II M Schuster and Dr W Wald mann Gesprache aus zehn Jahren Leipzig 1S95 have appeared