Gottfried Rieger
Gottfried Rieger (born May 1, 1764 in Tropplowitz , Austrian Silesia , † October 13, 1855 in Brno ) was a Bohemian conductor and music teacher .
Life
Gottfried Rieger was the son of a musician . At the age of 13 he became a member of Josef von Sedlnitzky's house chapel at Geppersdorf Palace ; there he learned to play a number of instruments. Rieger was trained in music theory by AD Brosmann in Weißwasser and went to Brno in 1787, where he worked as a music teacher and conductor at the Reduta Municipal Theater . From 1805 to 1808 he was Kapellmeister at Count Haugwitz on Namiest an der Oslawa , after which he lived as a music teacher - two years as a theater conductor - in Brno until his death.
In the musical life of the city, Rieger held an excellent position as a conductor of almost all musical performances, but especially as a teacher of the music institute he founded in 1828, which was decisive for the musical culture of Moravia. The cantatas , which are often devoted to patriotic themes, have become famous among his rich compositional works, which are far removed from the modern trends of the time .
Works
(Selection)
- Germany's Triumph after the Battle of Leipzig , Cantata (1813)
- Moravian Brethren , cantata
- Svatopluk , cantata
Web links
- H. Reitterer: Rieger Gottfried. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 150.
- Christian Fastl: Rieger, Gottfried. 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 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rieger, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Moravian conductor and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Opavice , Austrian Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1855 |
| Place of death | Brno , Moravia |