Hans von Zois
Hans von Zois (born November 14, 1861 in Graz ; † January 5, 1924 there ; real name Johann Gustav Adolf Baron Zois von Edelstein ) was an Austrian composer.
Zois studied music with Ferdinand Heinrich Thieriot in Graz and at the Vienna Conservatory. He lived in Graz and composed operas and operettas there, as well as instrumental and vocal works.
Works
Operas and operettas
- The Venetian, operetta in two acts; 1887 or 1893
- Columbine, operetta in three acts; Libretto: Bernhard Buchbinder ; November 12, 1887, Graz
- The Jacobin, operetta in one act; 1888 or 1890
- Clotilden's wedding, 1898
- Salamanca, Romantic Folk Opera in three acts; Libretto: Ferdinand Stechauner; probably 1902
- Danko's luck
- Major daughters; 1920
- Cleopatra
- The royal diamond
- The captain
- Dawn ; not listed
Ballets
- Elf king; 1900
- Love revenge; 1910
Instrumental works
- Village scenes: Cycle of Piano Pieces, Op. 125
- Gypsy Serenade: for violin with piano accompaniment, Op. 71
- Vision; for military orchestra , 1902 (for wind orchestra)
- Alexander Girardi March
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Zois von Edelstein, Hans Freiherr . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 60th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1891, p. 241 ( digital copy ).
- Wolfgang and Armin Suppan: The new lexicon of brass music , Blasmusikverlag Schulz, Freiburg / Breisgau 1994, ISBN 3-923058-07-1
- Walter Brunner on behalf of the City of Graz, Cultural Office (Ed.): History of the City of Graz. (in 4 volumes), self-published by the city of Graz 2003, ISBN 3-902234-02-4 ; (Part 1)
Web links
- Zois in the composer database Hofmeister XIX with an online catalog of works
- Estate of Zois in the special collection of the art Uni Graz Link
- Bibliographic evidence of a photo postcard with a bust of Zois
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b welt-der-operette.com: Hans von Zois , accessed on March 17, 2015
- ↑ a b c d e f musiklexikon.ac.at: http://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_Z/Zois_Hans.xml , accessed on March 17, 2015
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Walter De Gruyter Incorporated: Zedler - Zysset: . Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-026901-7 , p. 3852.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zois, Hans von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zois von Edelstein, Johann Gustav Adolf Freiherr (real name); Zois-Edelstein, Hans von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1924 |
| Place of death | Graz |