Franz Gerhard Pruneder
Franz Gerhard Pruneder (* circa 1692 , place of birth unknown; † October 27, 1764 in Heiligenkreuz , Austria) was an Austrian , Roman Catholic organist and composer .
life and work
Franz Gerhard Pruneder was born as the son of Maria Susanne Pruneder and Oswald Pruneder (table decker, collegiate musician and “ancestor of three generations of musicians and servants” of the Heiligenkreuz Abbey ). Franz Gerhard was one of three sons. His brothers Adam and Ferdinand Pruneder also acted as collegiate musicians and valet of the 54th abbot of Heiligenkreuz, Gerhard Weixelberger . Following the family tradition, Franz Gerhard began his training as a choirboy in Heiligenkreuz. He then remained in the monastery as a musician and learned "the organ and the art of movement" from the Prefect of the Boys' Choir, Johann Baptist Peyer. In 1715 Pruneder became the organist of the monastery and at the age of 20 he succeeded Peyer as prefect of the choirboys. From his marriage to Rosa Stigler from Siegenfeld he had two sons: Franz de Paula (* 1720 † 1786, monastery organist after the death of his father) and Gerhard Franz Pruneder (* 1724 † 1750, bassist).
Compositions
Pruneder's compositions were not limited to the spiritual context, but also included secular music. Some of this has not survived, but the following works can be found in monastic archives:
- 3 fairs, various offers and litanies in Göttweig
- 3 trade fairs in Klosterneuburg
- 4 trade fairs in Herzogenburg
- 3 trade fairs in Kremsmünster
- 1 mass and 2 psalms in Neukloster
- 13 trade fairs in Seitenstetten
- 2 masses in Schottenstift
The Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna also has several other works by Pruneder.
literature
- Alois Niemetz: Franz Gerhard Pruneder (1692 to 1764) - a Heiligenkreuzer oratorio composer. in: Sancta Crux 48, Heiligenkreuz 1987, pp. 109-110.
- Alois Niemetz: '' 800 years of music care in Heiligenkreuz ''. Heiligenkreuzer Verlag, Heiligenkreuz 1977.
- Alexander Rausch : Franz Gerhard Pruneder. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alois Niemetz: '' 800 years of maintaining music in Heiligenkreuz ''. Heiligenkreuzer Verlag 1977. p. 52
- ↑ http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/21518 Grove Music Online Johann Baptist Peyer
- ↑ Niemetz, p. 59
- ↑ Niemetz pp. 66–67
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pruneder, Franz Gerhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pruneder, Franz-Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1692 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1764 |
| Place of death | Heiligenkreuz (Lower Austria) , Austria |