Adolf H. A. Weidig was an American

United States

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 composer of German

Germany

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 origin, born in Hamburg; he came to the United States in 1892. He wrote numerous pieces for orchestra, including a symphony

Symphony

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 and the tone poem Semiramis; among his chamber works

Chamber music

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 are three string quartet

String quartet

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s and a string quintet

Quintet

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. He also wrote song

Song

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s. He died in Hillsdale, Illinois

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Weidig had been Associate Director of the American Conservatory of Music

American Conservatory of Music

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and was Dean of the Department of Theory in the same.