Johann Aloys Miksch
Johann Aloys Miksch (born July 19, 1765 in St. Georgenthal in Böhmen , † September 24, 1845 in Dresden ; sometimes in a different spelling Mieksch ) was a Bohemian singer (tenor) and singing teacher .
Life
In 1778 Miksch came to the Catholic Kapellknabeninstitut in Dresden, where he received lessons in singing and various instruments , then studied composition under the conductor Schuster and soon after (1783) found a job with the Catholic court church music as a baritone . In 1786 he became a ceremonial singer at the Catholic Court Church .
After his voice sickness due to incorrect voice training , he took singing lessons from the church singer and castrato Vincenzo Caselli . Inspired by this, he now devoted himself exclusively to the study of art singing and, under the direction of Caselli, a pupil of the Bolognese school of Bernacchi , made himself very well acquainted with the method followed there.
In the years 1799–1801 he sang at the Dresden Italian Opera, but from 1801 he worked with the Kapellknaben, where he was appointed instructor , mainly as a singing teacher.
In 1820, at the instigation of Carl Maria von Weber, he became the choir director of the German opera at the Dresden court theater under Weber and in 1824 he was also custodian of the royal (private) music collection. In 1831 he was retired.
Miksch has the merit of having preserved the traditions of older Italian art singing in Germany . He also owes his high reputation as a singing teacher to numerous students, including Johann Gottfried Bergmann , the later singing teacher Ferdinand Sieber and the singers Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient and Agnese Schebest . He was a member of the Dresden Freemasons lodge to the three hardworms and true friends .
literature
- Heinrich Ferdinand Mannstein : Memories of the electoral and royal court music in Dresden in the 18th and 19th centuries: According to secret papers and communications. Contains: Life pictures of Joh. Mieksch and his students: Alphonso Zesi, Bergmann , Schröder-Devrient , Agnes Schebest , Naumann, Carl Maria v. Weber , Morlacchi , Benelli etc. Heinrich Mattes, Leipzig 1863 MDZ Reader .
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Miksch, Johann Alois . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 18th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1868, pp. 289–294 ( digitized version ).
- Adolph Kohut : Johannes Miksch, the greatest German singing master and his singing system. From breathing . Carl Rühles Musik-Verlag (formerly JPTonger) [1890].
- F .: Miksch, Johannes Aloys . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 726.
- E. Marktl: Miksch (Miecksch) Johann Alois. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 285 f. (Direct links on p. 285 , p. 286 ).
- Author collective: Meyers Konversationslexikon, Volume 11, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig and Vienna, fourth edition, 1885–1892.
- Ferdinand Sieber: Johannes Miksch. A sheet of memory. In: Illustrirte Zeitung , Vol. 45 (1865), pp. 200-202.
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 47, volume 4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Aloys Miksch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Johann Aloys Miksch in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Johann Aloys Miksch at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miksch, Johann Aloys |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mieksch, Johann Aloys |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian singer (tenor) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Georgenthal , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1845 |
| Place of death | Dresden |