Joseph Ascher (1829 - 1869) Pays-Bas Joseph Ascher (June 4, 1829 ? June 4, 1869) was a Dutch-Jewish composer and pianist.
He was born in Groningen, the son of the chazzan of the city, who went on to become a cantor in London. Joseph started his music studies in London. He continued his studies at the Music Academy of Leipzig, with Ignaz Moscheles as his teacher.