Franz von Gernerth

Franz Edler von Gernerth (born December 14, 1821 in Purkersdorf , † November 11, 1900 in Vienna ) was an Austrian lawyer, composer and music writer .

Title page of the Danube waltz

Life

After studying law, Franz von Gernerth first worked in the Hungarian judiciary and from 1860 in the Austrian judicial service, where he last worked as a judge at the Higher Regional Court in Vienna . As an author, he wrote articles for the music magazine “Orpheus” published by August Schmidt from 1840–42, as well as song texts;

Gernerth is still known today for his text version of the waltz On the beautiful blue Danube . Since the original verses by Josef Weyl were too closely related to current events, the work was rarely performed in the choir version. As a member of the Wiener Männergesang-Verein to which Johann Strauss (son) had dedicated this work, he composed a new text in 1889, which now also took into account the title of the waltz and helped the work to rebirth. The first performance , in Gernerth's words, took place on July 2, 1890 on the occasion of a summer song table of the association in Dreher Park in Meidling .

In old age he suffered from increasing weak eyesight. Gernerth was married to a sister of the writer Andreas Freiherr von Stifft . His grave is in the Hietzinger Friedhof .

coat of arms

von Gernerth coat of arms, Vienna 1888

Blazon : In blue a golden tip covered with a floating blue cross and accompanied by two golden eagles. Crest : a closed golden flight covered with a cross. Ceilings are blue-gold. (Diploma Vienna April 18, 1888)

Family chronology

• Balthasar Gernerth, born February 6th, 1762 in Ochsenfurt near Würzburg, † 1863 Biberach, bourgeois button maker a. Pedestal, OO Johanna Humel
• Franz Joseph Gernerth, * October 17th, 1791 in Biberach, † November 13th, 1823 in Vienna, postmaster, OO in Purkersdorf near Vienna - Josefa Tschetzbacher
• Franz von Paula Andreas Balthasar Karl Edler von Gernerth, * December 14th, 1812 in Purkersdorf, † January 11th, 1900 in Vienna, Imperial Court of Justice, OO in Vienna - Emilia Katharina Freiin von Stifft
• Emmerich Andreas Franz von Paula, * March 14th, 1857 in Ödenburg / Hungary, † April 3rd, 1929 in Vienna, Dr. jur. President of the Higher Regional Court, OO in Mauer near Vienna - Margarethe Leopoldine Maria Mautner von Markhof. The Gernerth-Mautner-Markhof family has lived in Haunsperg Castle since 1938 and operates it as a hotel.

Children:

• Ernst (1889–1899) and
• Emmerich by Paula Marie (1893–1941) Dr. jur. Sekt-Chef, 1st marriage with Thekla Clarisse Gabriele Braun von Fernwald (dramaturge), 2nd marriage with Louise Sophie Maria Hermine von Poten, Elisabeth Felicitas Maria (1894–1895), Friedrich (1897–1916 kk Cadet)

Works

Compiled from the catalogs of the music collection of the Austrian National Library and the Vienna Library (as of February 2009)

"Danube so blue"

Text for the 1st waltz by Franz von Gernerth, 1889.

Danube, so blue through valley and meadow, you swayed there our Vienna greets you, your silver ribbon, ties land to land, and happy hearts beat on your beautiful beach. Far from the Black Forest you rush to the sea donate blessings

anyway, your run goes eastward, take in a lot of brothers: Image of unity for all time. See old castles down from the heights, like to say hello you from afar, and the wreath of mountains, bright from the dawn are reflected in your waves dance.

Compositions

(Unless otherwise stated, the lyrics are from the composer)

• Agnes . Song for voice and piano. Text by Eduard Mörike .
• Old and New Vienna . Song for voice and piano.
• Old chimney piece . Song for voice and piano. Text: Heinrich Heine .
• Am Manzanares Set to music for a voice with accompaniment of the piano. From the Spanish songbook by Emanuel Geibel and Paul Heyse .
• On the way , op. 27. Song for voice and piano. Poem by Max Kalbeck .
• The Andalusian Girl , op. 3. For voice and piano. Poem by Ludwig Goldhann. Dedicated to Fraulein Anna Zerr kk court opera singer.
• Anti-Lohengrin for voice and piano. Text by Julius Stettenhim.
• The old Christmas tree , op. 30. Song for voice and piano. Poem by Rudolf Baumbach .
• From the younger days . Song for polyphonic male singing.
• Ballad for voice and piano. Text after the " flying leaves ".
• The most beautiful mug . Song for voice and piano. Text by Rudolf Baumbach. Vienna 1886.
• The encounter . For a voice with piano accompaniment. Text by A. Langer.
• At Aspern! Song for voice and piano.
• With wine . Song for a bass voice with piano accompaniment. Poem by Anton Langer.
• Consilium medicum for male quartet. Text by Franz Grillparzer .
• Corona for voice and piano. Poem by Adolph L'Arronge .
• Curious story . Song for voice and piano. Text by Robert Reinik.
• The three feathers , op. 32. Song for voice and piano. Text: Rudolf Baumbach.
• Three keys . Cheerful song for voice and piano. Text by Rudolf Baumbach.
• Eislauf-Polka , op. 28. For voice and piano. Dedicated to Mr. Alexander Girardi .
• Memory of March 14, 1848 . The university . Song for voice and piano.
• The first quadrille , op. 9. For piano four hands.
• It was an old king. Song for voice and piano. Text: Heinrich Heine.
• Eskimo jade for male quartet and piano.
• Ride for a 4-part male choir. Text by Karl Streicher. 1890.
• Fatal . Humorous song for voice and piano.
• Garden scene for voice and piano. Text: Julius Bauer.
• Marriage proposal , op. 53. Song for four male voices with piano accompaniment. Dedicated to the Udel Quartet.
• D 'witch for male quartet. Text by Georg Eberl.
• The Little Hydriot , op. 11. Song for voice and piano. From the Greek songs by Wilhelm Müller .
• I would like to say ... song for a voice with piano. From the Hungarian by Alexander Petofi .
• The Ichthyosaurus . Ballad for male quartet. Text by Friedrich Theodor Vischer .
• In a quiet night . Male choir with baritone solo and piano.
• The Invalid , op. 1. (Le vieux Sergent.) Song for voice and piano.
• Jubelfest-Quadrille , op. 60. For piano four hands. To his dear grandson Ernst von Gernerth.
• The cavalryman for a cheerful quartet.
• Powerful anthem for men's quartet. Text by Ernst Eckstein .
• La bonne vieille , op.12. Chanson de Beranger. Dediee a Madame la marquise de Caux .
• Girl loyalty for 4-part male choir.
• The monks of Johannisberg . Song for voice and piano. Text by Bernhard Scholz.
• Latest wanderlust for male quartet.
• Rose and oak . Festival song for voice and piano. Poem by Josef Weyl.
• Singer serenade for four male voices.
• Nice red cabbage . Parody for male quartet.
• Terrible end . Chemically romantic ballad for male quartet.
• Serenade for men's quartet. To sing in front of Franz Schubert's statue.
• Dance exams . Polka française. Kindly dedicated to the Student Ball Committee.
• Dance song . Song for 4-part male choir with accompaniment of the pianoforte.
• The unchecked . Waltz for piano.
• Our landlord for male quartet.
• Infidelity . Folksong from Swabia for 2 voices and piano.
• Venetian triad for male quartet and piano. Text by Anastasius Grün .
• Betrayed Love , op. 33. Song for voice and piano. Text by Adelbert von Chamisso
• Resolution , op. 31. Song for voice and piano. Poem by Robert R. Prutz. Dedicated to the imperial and royal court opera singer Miss Hermine Braga.
• Waltz for pianoforte for 4 hands , op.10.
• Song of consecration to celebrate the laying of the final stone in the Palace of Justice in Vienna . Seal by Viktor von Umlauff von Frankwell. 1881.
• Whoever understands it , op. 34. Song for voice and piano. Text: Robert Reinik.
• The winter skirt. A scientific study . Humoresque for 4 male voices and piano.

Seals and translations

• On the lagoon at night ( oh, how wonderful to look ). Text to the lagoon waltz from the operetta One Night in Venice for the Vienna premiere.
• Dirnd'l mi must liab'n . 2nd stanza by Franz von Gernerth. Musical arrangement for 4-part male choir a cappella by Eduard Kremser .
• On the beautiful blue Danube , op. 314. Poem by Franz von Gernerth. Waltz for pianoforte and choir, dedicated to the Vienna Men's Singing Association by Johann Strauss , kk Hofball music director.
• The fallen angel . Translated from the French by G. Desfosse by Franz von Gernerth. Music for voice and piano by Adolphe Vogel.
• Greater Vienna ( Let yourself be singed about, you future Vienna ). Draft text of 4 stanzas for the waltz with choir by Johann Strauss op. 440. 1890.
• In Vienna, it's all about tra ra . March Couplet. Music by Gustav Pick .
• Schön-Gretchen , op. 39. Polka française. Text by Franz von Gernerth. Song for 4-part male choir and piano by Rudolf Freiherr von Prandau.
• Tyrolean folk song : song for piano with a carefully considered voice arranged by Eduard Kremser.
• Drinking song . Poem by Franz von Gernerth. Composed a cappella for 4-part male choir and dedicated to Mr. Med. D.or FS Plachetsky by Franz Sersawy.

Others

• From the world of crime. Collection of charitable lectures . Edited by the German Association for the Dissemination of Public Benefit Knowledge in Prague. Prague no year

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schönbrunner Strasse 307
2. ↑ Dr. Hanns Jäger-Sunstenau: Austrian Family Archives . In: Gerhard Geßner (Hrsg.): A genealogical collection . tape 1 . Degner & Co., Neustadt an der Aisch 1963, p. Table of contents I.31 .
3. ↑ quoted from: Johann Strauss. Under thunder and lightning . Catalog for the 251st special exhibition in the Historical Museum of the City of Vienna 1999. Ed. Museums of the City of Vienna, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-85202-141-3 , pp. 133f.

literature

• A genealogical compilation by Gerhard Geßner, Dr. Hanns Jäger-Sunstenau 1963, Degner-Verlag, Neustadt an der Aisch / Middle Franconia, Austrian Family Archives, Volume 1 Reg.I / 31 Gernerth
• Karl Lustner: Death list of the year 1900 concerning music. In: Monthly Issues for Music History. Place 1901, p. 110.
• Paul Frank, Wilhelm Altmann : Briefly summarized Tonkünstler Lexicon. For musicians and friends of music . Gustav Bosse, Regensburg 1936.
• Rudolf Flotzinger (Ed.): Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 , p. 571.
• Barbara Boisits: Gernerth, Franz Edler von. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .

Web links

• Works by and about Franz von Gernerth in the catalog of the German National Library
• Franz von Gernerth at www.johann-strauss-gesellschaft.at with further sources ( memento from October 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )