Hermann Zopff (1826 - 1883)

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Hermann Zopff (born June 1 , 1826 in Glogau ; † July 12, 1883 in Leipzig ) was a German musicologist and composer. At his father's behest, Hermann Zopff initially studied agriculture in Breslau and Berlin. His father wanted his son to put aside his musical interests and earn his living as a farmer. It was only the successful performance of one of his first compositions, an overture , that persuaded the father to allow his son to pursue a musical career.

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