Gustave Kahnt was a Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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 composer

Composer

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 and conductor of German

Germany

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 origin.

Born in on 7 October 1948 in Berlin

Berlin

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, Kahnt was naturalized as a Luxembourger in 1890. From 1881–1909, he was bandmaster of the Luxembourg Army's Military Band

Luxembourg Military Band

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. He composed marches, folk songs, theatre music and operettas, often setting to music the works of Dicks

Dicks

Edmond de la Fontaine , better known by his pen name of Dicks, was a Luxembourgian jurist, poet, and lyricist, known for his work in the Luxembourgish language. He is considered the national poet of Luxembourg, and, along with Michel Lentz and Michel Rodange, one of the most important figures in...

 and N. S. Pierret. He died in Berschbach

Berschbach

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, Luxembourg, on 9 January 1923.

Works

Operettas in Luxembourgish

• "D'Artiste vu Juxda", music: Gustave Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
• "De Kommissär kënnt", music: Gustav Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
• "De Pistouleclub", music: Gustave Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
• "En Dag an der Hell", text and music: Gustave Kahnt
• "Eng Loftkur op Lusdag", music: Gustave Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig
• "De Geescht an der Bakstuff", music: Gustave Kahnt, text: Jos Sevenig

Marches

• "Edmond", march
• "Ferdinand", march
• "G.-D. Guillaume", march

Other compositions

• "Lentziana"
• "Lëtzebuerger Zaldoteliewen"
• "Ouverture Nationale"