Biography
Daniel Gottlob Türk (August 10, 1756 – August 26, 1813) was a notable composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical Period.
Born in Claußnitz, Saxony, Türk became Director of Music at Halle University, in Halle, Germany in 1779, and became the University's professor of music theory and acoustics in 1809. [1]
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Several of Türk's dances and minuets for the piano are still popular today. His most notable contribution to the classical music canon is the Klavierschule, a teaching guide for the keyboard.
Türk was first taught music by his father, and later studied with Gottfried August Homilius in Dresden, who was a pupil of Johannes Sebastian Bach. Türk was a gifted teacher in his own right, with students such as Hermann Uber.
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