Moritz Kässmayer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Moritz Kässmayer

composer

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1831

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 09-Nov-1884

Profession: composer, conductor, musician, violinist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Moritz Kässmayer, sometimes spelled Käßmayer (1831, Vienna–1884, Vienna) was an Austrian composer remembered for his humorous settings of folk songs for string quartet.
Among the quartets' admirers was Brahms, on his visits to the Kässmayer family house.
He had less success with his one comic opera performed in Vienna in 1869, Das Landhaus in Meudon.