Franz Tausch (26 December 1762 – 9 February 1817) was a German

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

ist, teacher and composer. He played in the Mannheim orchestra. One of his students was

Heinrich Baermann Heinrich Joseph Baermann (also spelled Bärmann; 14 February 1784 – 11 June 1847) was a German clarinet virtuoso of the Romantic era who is generally considered as being not only an outstanding performer of his time, but highly influential in ...

. His compositions include two solo

clarinet concerto A clarinet concerto is a concerto for clarinet; that is, a musical composition for solo clarinet together with a large ensemble (such as an orchestra or concert band). Albert Rice has identified a work by Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli as possibly th ...

s, two double clarinet concertos, and an assortment of chamber pieces.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tausch, Franz 1762 births 1817 deaths German composers German classical composers German classical clarinetists Musicians from Heidelberg