Anton Laube
Anton (ín) Laube (born November 10, 1718 in Brüx ; † February 24, 1784 in Prague ) was a Bohemian composer and church musician.
Laube was first a choirboy, then an organist in Prague. From 1769 to 1771 he worked as a rain choir at the St. Gallus Church , then until his death as the cathedral music director at St. Vitus Cathedral .
In addition to church music - including nine masses, five Te Deum, twelve Vespers, litanies and proprias - Laube composed a symphony, a concerto for cor anglais, nine wind parts and several operas.
Operas
- The Capellmeister and the Schoolgirl , 1768
- Matz and Anne , 1772
- The Italian cook at Genoa , 1777
- The studied hunter , 1777
- Deucalion and Pyrrha , 1777
- Pierre and Narciß , 1777
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Laube, Anton . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 192 ( digitized version ).
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music . Volume 3: Hauff - Menalt . Propylaen-Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07833-1 , p. 387.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Anton Laube in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Arbor, Anton |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arbor, Antonín |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer and church musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1718 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Most (Czech Republic) |
DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1784 |
Place of death | Prague |