Franz Rezek

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Franz Rezek (born January 1, 1847 in Divišov ( Bohemia ), † April 1, 1912 in Linz ) was an Austrian military bandmaster and composer .

Life

Franz Rezek was the son of a master blacksmith. He received musical training at the Prague Organ School from Cenek Vinař and Moritz Mildner (1812–1905), who was then teaching violin at the Prague Conservatory . In 1865 he came into the service of the music corps of Feldjäger Battalion No. 18; after five years he moved to the 20th Infantry Regiment. In 1874 Rezek got a position as a violinist at the Marienoper in Saint Petersburg . In 1876 he returned to the military music service, this time as a music sergeant in Infantry Regiment No. 9. Two years later he moved to the same position in Infantry Regiment No. 14 in Linz; there he first appeared as a soloist on violin, flugelhorn and zither under the military bandmasters Michael Zimmermann and Edmund Patzke . In 1882 he was promoted to Kapellmeister himself. With this regiment he was stationed in Bregenz and Bozen from 1901 to 1908, and again in Linz from 1908. He gained particular popularity through his military concerts - he expanded the orchestra so that it could even perform two appearances at the same time. He also worked as a music teacher at the military lower secondary school in Enns . In 1911 he retired from active service. Rezek died on April 1, 1912 in Linz; he is buried in the local Barbara cemetery.

In addition to his work as a military bandmaster, Rezek was also known as the music teacher of Archduke Johann Salvator , whom he taught for three years in the zither , flugelhorn and composition.

Works

Rezek composed over 300 works, mainly marches, dances, overtures and concert pieces. These were often only available in handwritten form in the music archive of Alpenjäger Regiment No. 7 as the successor regiment of Infantry Regiment No. 14. After the military bandmaster of this regiment, Max Damberger, retired from service in 1934, his successor Anton Dewanger distributed many pieces to the military musicians that he no longer needed; some works are now considered lost.

Among Rezek's compositions, the Lahousenmarsch and the Generalstabsmarsch achieved particular fame .

  • Alpenklänge (concert piece for two flugelhorns )
  • Arm in Arm op.134 (Polka-Mazurka for large orchestra)
  • Avant-garde (march)
  • Bregenz entry march
  • Bregenwald March ( op.220 )
  • Cavalry March (1891)
  • Commandants march
  • Crkvice Camp March (1882)
  • I remain true to you
  • Archduke Johann Marsch
  • Feldherrn-March (op.52)
  • Garrison Defilir March
  • General staff march
  • General staff trip
  • Return of the Soldiers (1882, March)
  • Hesse March (op.161)
  • High Linz (March)
  • Innsbruck Promenade (1894, March)
  • Cannons march
  • Lahousen March
  • Easy walking defile march
  • Linz - Innsbruck (1892, march)
  • Maggenta March
  • Meduna March
  • Pioneer March
  • Polaczek March
  • Schwarzenstein Glacier (op.222, March)
  • Storm March
  • Weyer Jubilee March (op.165)
  • To the grave (funeral march)

literature

  • Christian Fastl: Franz Rezek. 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 .
  • E. Schneider:  Rezek, Franz . In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 . 2nd revised edition (online only).
  • Erich Schneider: Franz Rezek - marching music in the Austrian style . In: Austrian brass music. Trade journal of the Austrian Brass Music Association . Volume 22, number 6, July 1974, p. 3 .
  • Sepp Froschauer: Addendum to Franz Rezek . In: Austrian brass music. Trade journal of the Austrian Brass Music Association . Volume 22, number 9, November 1974, p. 3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich Anzenberger : On the 125th birthday of Karl Pernklau - he wrote the Hessenmarsch (Upper Austrian traditional march) . In: Österreichischer Blasmusikverband (Ed.): Wind music research . No. 26 . Zeillern May 2016, p. 3 ( blasmusik.at [PDF; 1.4 MB ]).
  2. ↑ Alpine sounds. notendatenbank.net, accessed on May 16, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Music for salon orchestra. :  Musical-literary monthly report on new music, musical writings and illustrations , year 1908, p. 160 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / maintenance / yard
  4. ↑ From Kaiserjäger to the Jäger Battalion. In: Vorarlberger Nachrichten. June 14, 2013, accessed May 16, 2017 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Military music collection Eduard Pfleger (musical legacy part 11). (PDF; 207 kB) In: obvsg.at. Retrieved May 16, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Cannons March. notendatenbank.net, accessed on May 16, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Rezek, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian military bandmaster and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Divišov
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1912
Place of death Linz