Karl Merz

Karl Merz (September 10, 1834 – January 30, 1890) was an American composer, author, editor, and arranger of German descent.

He received his early musical instruction from his father, a violinist and organist at the church in their hometown.

By the age of eight or nine he was playing violin in a quartet club which met at the residence of Baron of Rodenstein.

[1] After losing a job as a store clerk in Philadelphia because of his lack of English he found a place with a band of musicians.

[6] A partial list of his works from "A Handbook of American Music and Musicians: containing biographies of American musicians, and histories of the principal musical institutions, firms and societies" (1886):[3] According to OCLC WorldCat Identities, Merz has 181 works in 284 publications in 2 languages, including:[7]