Franz Mair (composer)
Franz Mair (born March 15, 1821 in Weikendorf ; † November 30, 1893 in Vienna ) was choirmaster, composer and founder of the Vienna Schubert League .
Life
Franz Mair, son of a teacher, graduated from secondary school and the teacher training institute in Vienna. He was choirmaster of the Vienna Men's Choir Association , after falling out with the choir, he separated from him and in 1863 founded the “ Wiener Schubertbund ”.
Franz Mair was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery, his honorary grave is in field group 0, no.17 .
Works
Operas
- The love ring
- Clare of Wyssehrad
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Mair, Franz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 18th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1868, p. 106 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Antonicek: Mair, Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 422 f. (Direct links on p. 422 , p. 423 ).
- Peter Erhart: Lower Austrian composers . Doblinger, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-900695-41-5
- Christian Fastl: Mair, Franz. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
Web links
- Works by Franz Mair in the catalog of the German National Library
- Franz Mair's grave in Vienna's central cemetery
- Entry on Franz Mair in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography on the website of the Lower Austrian State Museum. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
- ^ Christian Fastl: Mair, Franz. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
- ↑ http://www.ki3.at/bezirksinfo_ge_bau_37.htm
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mair, Franz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian choir master, composer and founder of the Wiener Schubertbund |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1821 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Weikendorf |
DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1893 |
Place of death | Vienna |