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Schnerich, AlfredSchnerich, Alfred, b. Tarvisio, Italy, Oct. 22, 1859, d. Vienna, April 29, 1944 musicologist, art historian. Focused his research on J. Haydn, librarian at the Vienna University Library; defended Viennese Classicism and instrumental church music against the radical movement of Cecilianism. Works: Die Fragen der Reform der katholischenKirchenmusik, 1901; Geschichte der Musik in Niederösterreich, 1921; J. Haydn und seine Sendung, 1922 (21926); Die kirchliche Tonkunst, 1927; Denkmäler liturgischer Tonkunst, 1925 (ed.). Literature: ÖBL.
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