Franz Waschek

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Franz Ernst Waschek (born January 12, 1900 in Fehértemplom (German Weißkirchen , Serbian Bela Crkva ), Kingdom of Hungary , Austria-Hungary ; † January 1961 in Timișoara , People's Republic of Romania ) was a Romanian-German choir director , church musician and composer .

life and work

Franz Waschek attended school in Temesvár and received his diploma as a choir director in 1918 . He then worked as a cantor teacher in Deschanfalva and Majláthfalva . In 1924 he received a certificate for church musicians at the teacher training institute in Timișoara after passing the exam. In the subject of organ playing , his teacher was the then cathedral music director Desiderius Jarosy .

From 1925 Waschek worked in Timișoara, including from 1929 as choirmaster of the Katharinenkirche in the district of Cetate , organist at the Cathedral of Timișoara , director of the Cecilia choir and the Hungarian song circle Magyar Dalkör in the district of Fratelia .

Franz Waschek originally wanted to emigrate to the United States to improve his living conditions . Despite advanced preparations, however, he did not move, instead Waschek stayed with his family in Timișoara. His time as the conductor of the Timişoara- Mehalaer Liederkranz , founded in 1912 and which by 1932 consisted of over 70 active members, was particularly successful for him . In 1928 he was given a baton with silver fittings for his services to this choir.

Waschek composed Hungarian and German choirs and songs as well as an Ave Maria . However, almost all of his works were lost.

Well-known compositions

  • the Ave Maria ( tranquillamente e divotamente ) is kept in the music collection of the inner-city church of Timișoara (signature: Franciscus Waschek, Regenschori )
  • the arrangement of the Tantum ergos by Kosch-Hellmesberger , for choir, violin solo and orchestra , with a personal dedication to the violinist and teacher Josef Brandeisz (1947)
  • the Hungarian choir Egyedüli reményem (based on Farkas Kálmán ), composed July 1945
  • the canzonetta for mezzo-soprano and harmonium - snowdrop (after Johann Nepomuk Vogl ), composed in memory of the sad Christmas 1939 (my dearest Rosi)
  • the mixed choir Nebel (after Nikolaus Lenau ) with the dedication of Meiner l. Zilli to commemorate the sad war years , composed August 1945
  • his arrangement of a Gloria by the composer Joseph Rheinberger with the text of the hymn Ecce Sacerdos magnus . Rytmikailog át dolgozta Waschek Ferenc 1945 oct. 7én (German rhythmic arrangement by Franz Waschek, October 7, 1945) .

He also arranged the following works for mixed choir:

Waschek also left a collection of mostly Hungarian, Romanian and German Banat folk songs from 1914. Singing festivals, pilgrimages and singing trips to neighboring parishes made singing in the church choir interesting and varied. In September 1930, the inner-city church choir led by Waschek also sang Sunday mass in the community of Dudeştii Noi .

After the Second World War Waschek worked as a music teacher in the Hungarian department of the Nikolaus Lenau Lyceum in Timișoara. He died in January 1961 and found his final resting place in the Fratelia cemetery in Timișoara.

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personal data
SURNAME Waschek, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waschek, Franz Ernst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian choir director, church musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Fehértemplom , Kingdom of Hungary
DATE OF DEATH January 1961
Place of death Timișoara , People's Republic of Romania