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Humperdinck, Engelbert

Humperdinck, Engelbert (hŭm'purdingk, Ger. eng'ulbert hoom'purdingk) [key], 18541921, German composer and teacher. He is known chiefly for his first opera, Hänsel und Gretel (1893), successful because of its fairy-tale subject and its folk-inspired music. He wrote other operas and dramatic music which are mostly forgotten.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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