Anton Reicha

Anton Reicha (born 26 February 1770; died 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born  composer who became naturalized French. He was a lifelong friend of Beethoven.
Reicha is now best remembered for the large number of quintets that he wrote for wind instruments, and for his work as a music teacher.  Franz Liszt and Hector Berlioz were both pupils of Reicha.  Reicha wrote several books about music theory and composition.

Category:Classical era composers
Category:Romantic composers
Category:Music theorists
Category:Czech composers
Category:1770 births
Category:1836 deaths