Jan Křtitel Kuchař
Jan Křtitel Kuchař (also: Kucharž , Johann Baptist Kucharz , born March 5, 1751 in Choteč , † February 18, 1829 in Prague ) was a Czech organist , mandolinist and composer .
Kuchař studied with Josef Seger in Prague and worked as an organist in various churches and later as the conductor of the Prague Opera. On September 1, 1790, he succeeded Johann Baptist Ignaz Wolf as organist at the Strachower Stiftskirche .
He composed operas , ballets , masses , offers and organ works. He also wrote the first piano reduction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kucharz, Johann Baptist . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 13th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 295 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Rudolf Müller: Kucharz, Johann Baptist . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 284 f.
- Culka: Kuchař Johann Bapt .. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 317.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Jan Křtitel Kuchař in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Works by and about Jan Křtitel Kuchař in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuchař, Jan Křtitel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kucharsch, Johann Baptist; Kucharz, Johann Baptist; Kucharž, Johann Baptist |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1751 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Choteč |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1829 |
| Place of death | Prague |