Anton Foerster
Anton Foerster (* 20th December 1837 in Osenice , Bohemia ; † 17th April 1926 in Novo Mesto , Yugoslavia ) was a composer of romance .
Josef Foerster's brother worked from 1868 to 1909 as cathedral music director in Laibach and from 1877 headed the organ school of the Caecilienverein . He composed the comic opera Gorenjski slavček (1870–71 originally as an operetta ) and the opera Dom in rod (1919–23), which is still performed today , as well as masses and proprien , published Slovene folk songs and wrote several textbooks.
literature
- Foerster Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 332.
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| SURNAME | Foerster, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovenian composer (romantic) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osenice , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1926 |
| Place of death | Novo mesto , Yugoslavia |