Anton Strohmayer
Anton Strohmayer (born January 25, 1848 in Vienna ; † December 20, 1937 there ) was a member of the legendary Schrammel Quartet .
He received guitar lessons from his father Alois (1822–1890). As a boy, like Johann (Hans) and Josef Schrammel, his father took him to the restaurants to play. For the first time he played in the “Green Hunter” in Vienna's Prater . 1862 with Schrammel senior, Hans and Josef at Herzig's in Hernals . And from 1866 was in an ensemble with Dänzer and Turnofsky. Anton Strohmayer was the best guitar player of the time, also played the violin and was able to play the "picksüße Hölzl" (G clarinet). He became famous and known as the accompanist to the Schrammel brothers' “magic violins”, where he intoned the bass with the double-necked guitar.
His honorary grave is in the Dornbacher Friedhof in Vienna (group 30, number 45).
literature
- Strohmayer Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010,ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5, p. 421 f. (Direct links on p. 421 , p. 422 ).
- Margarethe Egger: The "Schrammeln" in their time . Österreichischer Bundesverlag, Vienna 1989, ISBN 3-215-07219-X .
Web links
- Strohmayer in Baden near Vienna . - See: In the Grinzinger Garten […] Badener Zeitung, July 24, 1926, p. 4, bottom center ÖNB / ANNO AustriaN Newspaper Online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strohmayer, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian guitar player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1937 |
| Place of death | Vienna |