Ignaz Pleyel
Austrian composer and piano builder (1757–1831) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ignaz (Ignace) Joseph Pleyel (French: [plɛjɛl]; German: [ˈplaɪl̩]; 18 June 1757 – 14 November 1831) was an Austrian composer, music publisher[1] and piano builder of the Classical period.[2] He grew up in Austria (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), and was educated there; in his mid-twenties he moved to France, and was based in France for the rest of his life.