William Vincent Wallace
Irish composer and musician
Died when: 53 years 215 days (643 months)Star Sign: Pisces
William Vincent Wallace (11 March 1812 – 12 October 1865) was an Irish composer and pianist.In his day, he was famous on three continents as a double virtuoso on violin and piano.
Nowadays, he is mainly remembered as an opera composer of note, with key works such as Maritana (1845) and Lurline (1847/60), but he also wrote a large amount of piano music (including some virtuoso pieces) that was much in vogue in the 19th century.
His more modest output of songs and ballads, equally wide-ranging in style and difficulty, was also popular in his day, some numbers being associated with famous singers of the time.
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