Georg Jakob Strunz

Georg Jakob Strunz (also Jacques Strunz , born December 24, 1781 in Pappenheim , † May 23, 1852 in Munich ) was a Bavarian conductor and composer .

Life

Strunz was the son of a Bavarian court official. He studied music (especially the flute) in Munich and from 1797 was a Flaut accessist to the Munich court orchestra. In September 1798 he had to give up his position because of "embarrassing disagreements" and left Munich. He then made guest appearances in London, Athens, Lille and Paris, where he joined the French army as regiment bandmaster and took part in the campaigns up to the Battle of Marengo . He then lived in Antwerp as a music teacher and composer . The first two operas were successfully premiered in Brussels. In 1813 he settled in Paris. In 1823 Strunz enlisted again in the French military. In the administration (provisions) he took part in the war in Spain . After the end of the war he stayed in Barcelona , but later made extensive trips through Europe , to North Africa and the Middle East. In 1831 Strunz returned to Paris , where he made a living as a conductor at various theaters. He played a key role in the Gazette musicale and for some time headed the copyist's office at the Opéra-Comique . He made the acquaintance of Honoré de Balzac and became his mentor. He was also friends with Héctor Berlioz, whose best man he was. From 1848 onwards, Strunz spent his old age in Munich again. He died here in 1852 at the age of 70.

Grave of Georg Jakob Strunz on the old southern cemetery in Munich location

tomb

The tomb of Georg Jakob Strunz is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (Wall Links Course 25 at cemetery 1) Location .

literature

• Ludwig Wolf: Georg Jakob Strunz (1781-1852). Musician, adventurer and mentor to Honoré de Balzac . Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich 1983
• Ludwig Wolf: Georg Jakob Strunz 1781-1852 . In: Music in Bavaria . 24/1982, Hans Schneider, Tutzing