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Alexander Reinagle | |
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| Born | 23 April 1756 Portsmouth, England |
| Died | 21 September 1809 (aged 53) Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Organist, theater musician, music teacher |
| Era | Classical |
Alexander Robert Reinagle (23 April 1756 – 21 September 1809) was an English-born American composer, organist, and theater musician. He should not be confused with his nephew of the same name, Alexander Robert Reinagle (21 August 1799 – 6 April 1877),[1] also a composer and organist, who lived all his life in Britain. He was close friends with a young Mozart when he visited London. He was influenced by Haydn, Mozart and Clementi.
- ^ J. C. Hadden, rev. David J. Golby, ‘Reinagle, Joseph (1762–1825)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 3 October 2013