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STEIBELT, DANIEL (c. 1764-1823) , German pianist and composer, was born at the earliest in 1764 or 1765 in Berlin. He was indebted to the crown prince Frederick William for his musical education. Very little is known of his artistic life
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sonata called La Coquette, which he composed for Queen Marie Antoinette; his dramatic opera entitled Romeo et Juliette, produced at the Theatre Feydeau in 1793, was equally successful. In 1796 Steibelt removed to London, where his pianoforte-playing attracted great
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Petersburg
Besides his dramatic music, Steibelt left behind him an enormous number of compositions for the pianoforte. His playing, though brilliant, was wanting in the 'higher qualities which characterized that of his contemporaries, John Cramer and Muzio Clementi
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