August Lanner
August Lanner (born January 23, 1835 in Vienna ; † September 27, 1855 ) was an Austrian composer , the son of the composer Joseph Lanner .
He attended St. Anna School without receiving any special musical training here. His earliest music lessons in harmony were given to him by the conductor Josef Strebinger. He later received instruction in composition from the Viennese composer Josef Hellmesberger senior and Professor Joseph Mayseder . Among his first compositional efforts is a waltz that has not survived .
After his father's untimely death in 1843, August conducted his father's orchestra at the age of eight in the “Bräuhausgarten in Fünfhaus” in front of around 2,000 visitors. He made his debut in 1853 but only lived two years when he died of lung disease at the age of twenty. In his short career August Lanner composed around 30 dance pieces.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Lanner, August . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 141 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Works by and about August Lanner in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lanner, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1855 |