Anton Wunderer

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Anton Wunderer (born April 5, 1850 in Vienna ; † January 16, 1906 ) was an Austrian horn player and composer.

Life

Alongside Emil Wipperich and Franz Pichler, Anton Wunderer was a member of Josef Schantl's famous horn quartet , which led to the founding of the Viennese French Horn Association in 1883 . Wunderer wrote marching, waltz and polka music for horn quartet and was therefore referred to as " Johann Strauss of the horn quartet". He composed over 300 works.

In addition to his work as a horn player, Wunderer was a conductor and répétiteur at the Vienna Court Opera .

His final resting place is in the Vienna Central Cemetery (73-30-3).

Grave of Anton Wunderer

student

Franz Liftl is one of Anton Wundere's students .

Works

  • Hunting Fantasy op.67
  • Hubertus fair and St. Carolius fair
  • Core Shot Waltz
  • Weana dance
  • Marksmen / returning home from the hunt
  • Horn quartet in flight
  • Real Viennese
  • Kirta March
  • minuet
  • Marksmen march
  • Hungarian championship marksmen
  • Hungarian march
  • Khevenhüller March
  • Este march
  • First chamber music quartet
  • Founding march
  • Jubilee march
  • Count Bouquoy March
  • Uhlan ride and concert polka
  • Hunting suite op.67
  • Four quartets for natural horns in Eb , including: Austrian Hunter's Song

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the homepage www.wienerwaldhornverein.at, accessed on June 22, 2014

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Miracle, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian horn player, répétiteur and composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1906