Gustav Pick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian musician and composer
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Place of Birth: Rechnitz, Burgenland, Austria
About Gustav Pick
- Gustav Pick (10 December 1832– 20 April 1921) was a musician and composer of Wienerlieder (Viennese songs)..
- He was born and brought up in the Jewish village of Rechnitz, where his father was a merchant.
- In 1845 the family moved to Vienna.
- Whilst working as a bank clerk, Pick took piano lessons and began to compose. He created one of the most popular Wienerlieder, the "Fiakerlied".
- It was made a success by the famous actor Alexander Girardi. Pick is buried in the Wiener Zentralfriedhof.
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