Anton Absenger

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Anton Absenger (born June 18, 1820 in Zerlach , † December 17, 1899 in Graz ) was an Austrian composer of popular songs.

Life

Anton Absenger grew up in a large farming family in Eastern Styria. He received lessons on the violin and the flugelhorn from an early age. At the age of twenty-three he played as a flugelhorn player in the Johann Gungl band . With this he made an extensive concert tour. From Graz he came to Cologne via Munich, Nuremberg and Frankfurt am Main. From there it went via Berlin, Danzig, Koenigsberg and Riga to St. Petersburg. From there it went back via Hamburg, Dresden, Prague and Vienna. He gained a lot of experience on this trip. In Graz he led the string group of the Citizens Corps and the National Guard. He studied harmony and counterpoint with August Svoboda (1795–1863).

In 1852 he went to Leoben as the last tower keeper . The office of town music director was connected with this office. He was also responsible for serving as the rain choir at the three churches there such as St. Xavier. He founded a music school from which a boys' band emerged. He also directed the male choir in Leoben and worked as a music teacher at the grammar school. In 1855 he successfully performed with her in Graz. With J.Lorenz and K. Kraushofer he founded a folk music play group. Extensive concert tours with this group took him to Munich, Mannheim and Paris. In 1865 they played in front of Emperor Franz Joseph I in Schönbrunn Palace . On this occasion he received the K. and k. gold medal for art and science . After J. Lorenz died, the group broke up. Absenger went on concert tours with his children. Although this spread the Styrian music in Europe, he neglected his actual offices in Leoben. In 1883 he was released without a pension. He only received a clearance of 300 guilders. Absenger was the last to combine the offices of City Music Director and Regens Chori in Leoben. He was also the last tower keeper. Absenger was now a freelance artist and later became more and more dependent on the support and donations of his friends and admirers.

He is buried in the St. Leonhard cemetery in Graz. Absengerstrasse in Graz is named after him.

Works (selection)

In addition to numerous songs and marches, Anton Absenger also composed church music. These include six settings of Tantum ergo and other choirs. Numerous works for wind orchestra have come down to us in his estate. He composed works for brass and salon bands, often with the flugelhorn as a solo instrument. He also composed dances for piano and popular songs. His compositions have often entered the oral tradition and have become folk songs, like 's Kohlröserl.

  • Lucky Stars , Waltz, op.41
  • Styrian Dances, op.42
  • Leobner Scottish, op.106
  • Farewell to Diandle , Three Styrian Folk Songs op.120
  • ´s Kohlröserl, yodel. op. 126. Incipit: High on the olm, thou says a bleamerl so cute kloan. Published in: Aus'n Steiraland'l - 24 songs for voice, guitar and harmonica
  • Memories of Paris , op.142
  • Five Styrian Songs, op.146
  • The stately tread, op. 150
  • Leoben Fire Brigade March, op.155
  • Crown Prince Rudolf March , op.160
  • ´s Edelweiss , op. 165
  • ´s Alpenglüh'n , op. 166
  • Herent'n und drunten , Lied, op.168
  • ´s Schneeglöckerl , op. 171
  • Styrian Alpine Bouquet , op.173
  • Kaiser-Jubel-March , op.175
  • ´s Almlüfterl , op. 176
  • Am Leopoldsteiner See , op.177
  • Singers' excursion , op.178
  • Falling Leaves , op.180
  • Carelessness , Polka, op.181
  • ´s new Diandl , op. 185
  • d 'Greetings from the Hoamat , op.190
  • Agony of Longing , op.191
  • Rhododendron , op.195
  • Student life , op.199
  • The Olmdirn , op.202
  • The Jagerbua , op.204
  • ´s Peterg'stamm , op. 206
  • The betrothed , op.207
  • ´s Muataglück , op. 208
  • ´s last word , op. 209
  • Far from dahoam , op.210
  • On the Hochalm , op.211
  • Am Lorenziberg , op. 212
  • ´s Gamsjagen, op. 213
  • Student Life II , op.214
  • In der Ramsau , op.215
  • See you at the Diandl , op.216
  • Across Stegerl , op.217
  • Memories of Ischl, op.219
  • Be quiet! , op.220
  • Where? , op 221
  • The Merry Bua , op.227
  • d 'Pilgrimage , op.228
  • When I really like it , op.229
  • ´s Trutzwinkerl , op. 232
  •  Four Styrian songs, op.234
  •  Landsturm March , op.250.
  • Farewell. Incipit: Muass parting from the hütterl, I'll be there for the last time . Published in: Steirerlieder für die Jugend , 1913 HR278
  • The dairymaid
  • Rosegger March. Published in an arrangement by Hans Kliment in Kliment-Verlag recorded on: Carinthia's military music plays 20 excellent marches. Military music Carinthia. Head: Sigismund Seidl. Kliment Musikverlag JJK1002, 1993
  • ´s grandson, song

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Elisabeth Th. Hilscher: Absenger, Anton. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online. Institute for Art and Music History Research, 2002, accessed on September 19, 2017 .
  2. ^ Austrian biographical lexicon and biographical documentation: Absenger, Anton. 2003, accessed September 19, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Anton Absenger | Composer - HeBu Musikverlag GmbH. Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k www.web2000.at: Steirischer Blasmusikverband news / reports. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; accessed on September 19, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.blasmusik-verband.at
  5. ↑ Super User: History - Leoben Music School. Retrieved September 20, 2017 (German).
  6. ^ Index to the cemetery directory . Graz, S. 3 ( uni-graz.at [PDF]).
  7. ↑ a b German Song - Composers & Poets. Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
  8. ^ Rosegger March / Carinthian songs. Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Kliment / Detail / Carinthia's military music plays 20 excellent marches (6005720). Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
  10. ↑ anton absenger der von absenger - ZVAB. Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Hans von der Sann: Anton Absenger, the nestor of the Styrian sound poets . 1899, OCLC 920561414 .
  12. ↑ Johann Willitzer: Anton Absenger, a forgotten Styrian composer . Joh. Willitzer, 1926 ( google.de [accessed on September 19, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Absenger, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Zerlach
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1899
Place of death Graz