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Joseph Ignaz Schnabel

Schnabel, Joseph Ignaz (1767-1831). German composer. Initially taught music by his father before becoming a choirboy in the church of St Vincent in Breslau. He abandoned training to become a priest to follow a career as a schoolmaster and then from the late 1790s worked as a violinist and then organist in Breslau churches. Later he became Kapellmeister in the local theatre as well as a conducter of local concerts. His output of compositions is dominated by a substantial body of sacred works. Many of these were published and during the early- to middle-nineteenth century became staple musical fare for churches throughout the German and Czech lands.