Gustav Pick
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Cover to a score of the Fiakerlied
Gustav Pick (10 December 1832– 20 April 1921) was a musician and composer of Wienerlieder (Viennese songs)..
He was born and brought up in the Jewish village of Rechnitz, where his father was a merchant. In 1845 the family moved to Vienna. Whilst working as a bank clerk, Pick took piano lessons and began to compose.
He created one of the most popular Wienerlieder, the "Fiakerlied ". It was made a success by the famous actor Alexander Girardi.
Pick is buried in the Wiener Zentralfriedhof.
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- 1832 births
- 1921 deaths
- People from Oberwart District
- Austrian Jews
- Jewish songwriters
- Wienerlied
- Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery
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