Hans Wagner-Schönkirch
Hans Wagner-Schönkirch (born December 19, 1872 in Schönkirchen , Lower Austria , † December 12, 1940 in Vienna ) was an Austrian music teacher and writer , composer and choir director .
Wagner graduated from the teacher training college in Krems and was the director of the Krems choir and orchestra from 1892 to 1896. From 1898 to 1901 he was the choirmaster of the Vienna Men's Choir (founded in 1863), from 1901 to 1906 of the Vienna Academic Choir, from 1906 to 1907 of the Wiener Singverein and from 1901 to 1910 alongside Adolf Kirchl of the Vienna Schubert Association . In 1910 he founded the first Viennese children's singing school.
Wagner-Schönkirch is buried in an honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 33 A, Row 2, Number 2). In 1973 Wagner-Schönkirch-Gasse in Vienna- Liesing was named after him.
Awards
- 1904 Golden Cross of Merit with the crown
- 1909 Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Swedish Order of Vasa
- 1932 Schubert Medal from the Vienna Men's Choir Association
- 1933 Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
literature
- Hans Frühwirth: Your love was for Krems . Cultural Office of the City of Krems, Krems 1997, ISBN 3-901664-01-9 .
- Austrian music lexicon . Volume 5. (Ed. Rudolf Flotzinger), Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
Web links
- Works by and about Hans Wagner-Schönkirch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Hans Wagner-Schönkirch in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
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| SURNAME | Wagner-Schönkirch, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian music teacher and writer, composer and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schönkirchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1940 |
| Place of death | Vienna |