Gustave Kahnt (1848–1923) was a
Luxembourg composer
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and conductor of
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origin.
Born on 7 October 1848 in
Berlin, Kahnt was naturalized as a Luxembourger in 1890. From 1881–1909, he was bandmaster of the
Luxembourg Army
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The army is under civilian control, with the grand ...
's ''
Military Band''. He composed marches, folk songs, theatre music and operettas, often setting to music the works of
Dicks
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Media
* ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia
* Dicks (band), a musical group
* ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film
* "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat
Names
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and N. S. Pierret.
"The Luxembourg Army"
. Retrieved 11 January 2011. He died in Berschbach, Luxembourg, on 9 January 1923.
Works
Operettas in Luxembourgish
*"D'Artiste vu Juxda", music: Gustave Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
*"De Kommissär kënnt", music: Gustav Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
*"De Pistouleclub", music: Gustave Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
*"En Dag an der Hell", text and music: Gustave Kahnt
*"Eng Loftkur op Lusdag", music: Gustave Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
*"De Geescht an der Bakstuff", music: Gustave Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
Marches
*"Edmond", march
*"Ferdinand", march
*"G.-D. Guillaume", march
Other compositions
*"Lentziana"
*"Lëtzebuerger Zaldoteliewen"
*"Ouverture Nationale"
References
1848 births
1923 deaths
Luxembourgian composers
Luxembourgian conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
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