Fritz Spindler (24 November 1817 – 26 December 1905) was a German pianist and composer, especially of works for the piano.

Biographical sketch

Born in

Wurzbach Wurzbach () is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in southern Thuringia, Germany. It is situated southeast of Saalfeld, and northwest of Hof. History Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Wurzbach was part of the Principality of Reu ...

, Spindler's output of more than 400 opus numbers includes salon pieces, chamber music, symphonies and other large forms, and over 300 piano pieces. But he is best remembered, if at all today, for a much-anthologized

sonatina A sonatina is a small sonata. As a musical term, sonatina has no single strict definition; it is rather a title applied by the composer to a piece that is in basic sonata form, but is shorter and lighter in character, or technically more elementar ...

. He published almost 350 compositions. He died in Niederlößnitz/

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, near

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Publications

* Berthold Tours, Fritz Spindler: ''Novello, Ewer and Co.'s Pianoforte Albums. Nos. 17, 18, and 19. Compositions by Fritz Spindler'', in: ''The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular'', vol. 27, no. 524 (1 Oct. 1886), p. 611 * Otto Wagner: "Das rumanische Volkslied", in: ''Sammelbände der Internationalen Musikgesellschaft'', vol. 4, no. 1. (November 1902), pp. 164–169.

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