Engelbert Aigner
Engelbert Aigner (born February 3, 1798 in Vienna , † August 27, 1866 in Vienna ) was an Austrian composer.
life and work
Aigner was a student of Abbot Stadler . Until 1837 he was ballet conductor of the court opera .
Aigner was particularly valued as a church composer. He wrote masses, including a four-part canonical mass a cappella, a requiem and motets. In addition to church music, he also wrote operas, operettas, ballets and cantatas.
swell
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Aigner, Engelbert . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 22nd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1870, p. 460 ( digitized version ).
- Wilibald Gurlitt , Carl Dahlhaus (ed.): Riemann Music Lexicon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Aigner, Engelbert. 12th completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 15 (first edition: 1882).
- Wilibald Gurlitt , Carl Dahlhaus (ed.): Riemann Music Lexicon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Aigner, Engelbert. 12th completely revised edition. 4. Supplementary volume, personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1972, p. 9 (first edition: 1882).
Web links
- Literature by and about Engelbert Aigner in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Engelbert Aigner at Discogs (English)
- Uni Mainz: The opera in Italy and Germany. Retrieved April 7, 2019 . There life data of Engelbert Aigner.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth and exact date of death according to Uni Mainz: The opera in Italy and Germany.
- ↑ Date of birth and year of death / date of death are corrected in Riemann 1972 compared to Riemann 1959.
- ↑ a b c Riemann Musiklexikon, 1959.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aigner, Engelbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1866 |
| Place of death | Vienna |