Dominik Finkes

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Dominik Finkes (born January 21, 1821 in Höbersbrunn , † September 2, 1889 in Vienna ) was an Austrian teacher, choirmaster and composer .

Life

Finkes was born in the small village of Höbersbrunn in the Weinviertel , which today belongs to the market town of Gaweinstal . In 1822 his father, a school teacher, got a job as a teacher and choirmaster at the St. Aegyd parish school in Vienna, which is why Dominik grew up in Gumpendorf (today the 6th district of Vienna , Mariahilf ). He received his musical education from his father, and subsequently studied with Ignaz von Seyfried , Simon Sechter and Joseph von Blumenthal . As a 19-year-old he was already mentioned in the Allgemeine Musikischen Zeitung . In 1840 he graduated from the teacher training college and from then on was a teacher at the same school as his father until his death. He followed this up as a choirmaster . In the years from 1854 to 1865 he also gave singing lessons at the Gumpendorfer Realschule .

Works (excerpt)

  • Whoever trusts God probably built , 1843
  • The Resurrection of Christ , oratorio
  • Maria , oratorio
  • The harvest festival , cantata
  • The avenged Israel , cantata
  • Tisiphonen's journey to earth , magic game
  • In addition, numerous masses , requies , smaller church compositions, choirs and songs.

literature

  • Peter Erhart: Lower Austrian composers . Doblinger, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-900695-41-5 , p. 63

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Allgemeine Musikische Zeitung, No. 19, May 1840, online
  2. ↑ Entry on Dominik Finkes in the database Gedächtnis des Landes for the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
  3. ↑ digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de , accessed on August 8, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Finkes, Dominik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian teacher, choir director and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Höbersbrunn
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 1889
Place of death Vienna