Anton Franz Schmid

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Anton Franz Schmid , often just Anton Schmid (born January 30, 1787 in Pihl , † July 3, 1857 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian musicologist .

Life

Schmid was the son of the Graflich Kinsky beer brewer Andreas Schmid. He was already taking violin lessons in his hometown . In 1798 he went to the Augustinians in Bohemian Leipa , where he attended high school, received music lessons and was a choirboy. The court master of the Kinsky family, Joseph Strobach, provided him with the aids he needed to study. In 1804 he moved to Prague , where he stayed until 1812. There he continued to study music. He financed his student life as a music teacher and as a musician and choir singer at concerts.

After completing his studies, he went to Vienna . There he lived initially as a private teacher and educator. In 1818 he was accepted as a concept intern at the Vienna Court Library , and a year later he was promoted to scriptor . It then took until 1844 for the next promotion to custodian to take place. The prefect of the court library Moritz von Dietrichstein commissioned him, based on his knowledge, to organize the library's musical treasure, which was in great disorder. Schmid also combined the existing collection with the archive of the Hofburg Chapel . In doing so, he laid the foundation stone for today's musical collection in the Austrian National Library . His handwritten catalog of the collection is still in use today (21st century).

In addition to his work in the court library, Schmid devoted himself to the creation of his own extensive musical collection and wrote various writings. His writings were valued for their thoroughness, including his work on Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck or that on printing music. Schmid died in Salzburg, where he was on vacation after a serious illness. He was buried there in the Sebastian cemetery.

Honors

Schmid never made it to be an outstanding musician, but he earned a reputation as a very good musicologist. Therefore, several well-known associations made him a member or honorary member, including

Publications (selection)

  • Ottaviano dei Petrucci da Fossombrone, the first inventor of printing music notes with movable metal types and his successors in the 16th century , Vienna 1845.
  • Joseph Haydn and Nicola Zingarelli; Proof that Joseph Haydn was the composer of the popular Austrian folk and festival song , Vienna 1847.
  • Tschaturangavidjâ, literature on the game of chess , Vienna 1847.
  • Ch. W. Ritter v. Gluck, his life and artistic work; a biographical-aesthetic attempt and a contribution to the history of dramatic music in the second half of the 18th century , Leipzig 1854.

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SURNAME Schmid, Anton Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmid, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH Pihl
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 1857
Place of death Salzburg