Franz Xaver Glöggl

Franz Xaver Glöggl (born February 21, 1764 in Linz ; † June 16, 1839 there ) was an Austrian music scholar and cathedral music director in Linz.

Life

At the age of eight, Glöggl came to the music seminar in Linz as a soprano. In 1784 his father sent him to Vienna to continue his musical studies. Here he also learned to play the violin .

In 1790, supported by patrons, he took over the stage as orchestra director at the Linz Theater . At the same time he also accepted the position of city music director. The occupation of church instrumental music was associated with this function. In 1795 he also took over the management of the court theater in Salzburg. In 1797 he was given the leading position as Linz Cathedral Kapellmeister. In 1798 he gave up the management of the theater in order to be able to devote himself entirely to music as cathedral music director. He opened a music and art shop next to this office.

In the autumn of 1812 Beethoven visited him , who composed his three equals for four trombones WoO 30 for Glöggl .

He had an extensive library on the theory and practice of music. A rich collection of musical instruments belonged to his estate.

In 1830, a celebration was held in Linz Cathedral to honor his 50 years of service.

Works

• Brief textbook of music art , Linz 1797
• Attempt at a musical art dictionary , Linz 1798
• Musical monthly , Linz 1803
• Musical papers currently , Linz 1810
• Main musical circle in copper with explanation , Linz 1810
• Musical notes , 1812
• Musical newspaper for the Austrian states , Linz 1812–1813
• A short history of music in worship services in Bürgerblatt No. 35. The musical worship service , Linz 1823
• Church music regulations, explanatory manual , Vienna 1828
• Musical art collection for music lovers, such as practical and mechanical artists with more than 1000 drawings , etc. (unfinished)

literature

• Josef Simbrunner: Franz Xaver Glöggl (1764–1839). Portrait of a great musician from Linz. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets . Linz 2016, pp. 51–57, PDF on land-oberoesterreich.gv.at.
• Glöggl, Franz Xaver. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 9 f. (Direct links on p. 9 , p. 10 ).
• Franz Gräffer, Johann J. Czikann: Austrian National Encyclopedia, or alphabetical presentation of the peculiarities of the Austrian Empire that are worth knowing. Volume 2, Friedrich Beck'sche Univ.-Buchhandlung, Vienna 1835, p. 384.
• Klaus Martin Kopitz , Rainer Cadenbach (Eds.) A. a .: Beethoven from the point of view of his contemporaries in diaries, letters, poems and memories. Volume 1: Adamberger - Kuffner. Edited by the Beethoven Research Center at the Berlin University of the Arts. Henle, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-87328-120-2 , pp. 352–354 (Glöggl's reports on Beethoven) .