Franz Krommer

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František Vincenc Kramář

Franz Krommer ( Czech František Vincenc Kramář ; born November 27, 1759 in Kamnitz near Iglau , Moravia ; † January 8, 1831 in Vienna ) was a Czech-Austrian violinist and composer .

Life

František Krommer received organ and violin lessons from his uncle Anton Matthias Krommer (Antonín Mátyás Kramář) in Turany near Brno . In 1785 he continued his studies in Vienna. He then entered the service of Count Styrum zu Szimontorony in Hungary . From 1790 to 1795 he was choirmaster at the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul of Pécs . Thereafter Krommer served as Kapellmeister of the Károlyi regiment and with Prince Grassalkowitsch . Since his work in Hungary was not fulfilling, he returned to Vienna in 1810 and worked here as a musician ( violin and wind instruments), composer and music teacher and as a ballet conductor at the Vienna Court Theater .

After the death of Leopold Koželuh , the successor to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , in 1818, Krommer was appointed court composer and at the same time the imperial and imperial chamber conductor at the Austrian imperial court. He accompanied Emperor Franz I of Austria on his travels to Italy and France . Krommer has received numerous awards for his successful work. Among other things, he became an honorary member of the Conservatorio di Milano and, on the proposal of Antonin Rejcha, of the Paris Conservatory .

During his stay in Vienna and abroad he changed his name from the Czech Kramář via Kramarz to Krommer.

Works

Krommer left behind over three hundred works, including more than one hundred string quartets (most of which were intended for private house music ), thirteen string trios and thirty quintets, violin, oboe and clarinet concertos, works for harmony music, seven symphonies , wind suites, masses and other church music works . Stylistically, Krommer saw himself in the tradition of Mozart and Joseph Haydn , but also allowed Hungarian elements to flow into some compositions.

Catalog of works based on editions in the Melos Bibl. Müllheim / Bd.

  • op. 2; 3 duos for 2 violins (Leduc 1802)
  • op. 3; 3 quartets for 2 violins, viola and violoncello (Pleyel 1801)
  • op. 5; 3 quartets for 2 violins, viola and violoncello (André 1814 EA)
  • op. 6; 3 duos for 2 violins (Litolff)
  • op. 9; 7 variations for the violin alone (André 1797 EA)
  • op. 12; Symphony No. 1 in F major, scoring : 1202-2200-1 and strings. (André 1798)
  • op. 14; 8 variations for violin and bass (André 1798 EA)
  • op. 16 No. 2; Quartet for 2 violins, viola and violoncello
  • op. 18 nos. 1 and 2; 2 quartets for 2 violins, viola and violoncello
  • op. 22; 3 great duos for 2 violins (Magasin chimique Vienne 1812)
  • op. 25; 3 quintets for 2 violins, 2 violas and violoncello (Bureau d'Arts Vienna)
  • op. 33; 3 duos for 2 violins (Litolff)
  • op. 35; Concerto for two clarinets and orchestra in E flat major
  • op. 36; Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major
  • op. 46 No. 1; Quartet for bassoon, 2 violas and violoncello in B flat major
  • op. 51; 3 duos for 2 violins (Litolff)
  • op. 52; Concerto for oboe and orchestra. Occupation S-Ob. 1202-2200-1 and strings
  • op. 54; 3 duos for 2 violins (Litolff)
  • op. 56; 3 quartets for 2 violins, waist (viola) and violoncello (André 1805 EA)
  • op. 65; Concertino for flute, oboe and orchestra in F major
  • op. 70; Large quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas and violoncello in E flat major (Sieber et.Fils)
  • op. 80; Large quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas and violoncello in D major (Andre 1817 EA)
  • op. 86; Concerto for flute and orchestra in E minor
  • op. 91; Concerto for 2 clarinets and orchestra in E flat major
  • op. 94; Quartet for flute, violin, viola and violoncello in C major (André 1819 EA)
  • op. 95; Quartet for piano, violin, viola and violoncello in E flat major (Haslinger EA)
  • op.102; quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas and violoncello in C major (Pleyel 1819)
  • op.107; quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas and violoncello in A major (Andrè 1824 EA)

Works without opus number:

  • Quartet for 2 violins, viola and violoncello in C major
  • Partita in E flat major for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons (Presso Peters, Lipsia)
  • Symphony No. 4 in C minor

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personal data
SURNAME Krommer, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kramař, František Vincenc (Czech)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech-Austrian composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1759
PLACE OF BIRTH Kamnitz near Iglau
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1831
Place of death Vienna