Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger
Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger (sometimes also Kürtzinger , Kirzinger , Kyrzinger , Khierzinger , Kürsinger ); (Born January 30, 1724 in Rosenheim ; † August 12, 1797 in Würzburg ) was a German composer and musician .
Life
After completing his schooling, Kurzinger first attended the seminary in Innsbruck , but appeared in Hungary as a field trumpeter in 1740 . In 1742 he went to Berlin to study composition with Carl Heinrich Graun , and then in 1751 he became Kapellmeister in Mergentheim , where his son, the later composer Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, was born. Ignaz Franz Kurzinger settled down as a member of the court orchestra in Würzburg from 1763 , where he also held the position of music director at the Juliusspital . Here he died 34 years later. Kurzinger is considered to be the teacher of the composer Georg Valentin Röder .
Works
Only a few works by the composer have survived. The Missa solemnis in D major from 1794, which has survived in Ebrach , should be mentioned as an example of his sacred compositions .
Web links
- Entry at the Baden-Württemberg Library Service Center
- Bavarian Musicians Lexicon Online: Kurzinger, Ignaz Franz Xaver .
- BSZ: Kurzinger, Ignaz Franz Xaver .
Individual evidence
- ^ Austrian Biographical Lexicon: Kurzinger, Paul Ignaz .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kurzinger, Ignaz Franz Xaver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kürtzinger, Ignaz Franz Xaver; Kirzinger, Ignaz Franz Xaver; Kürtzinger, Franz Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1724 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosenheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1797 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |