Jan Stefani
Jan Stefani (* around 1747 in Prague ; † February 24, 1829 in Warsaw ) was a Czech composer and violinist who worked in Poland.
Stefani worked as Kapellmeister in Prague and later was a violinist with the Vienna Court Orchestra. In 1771 he became concertmaster of the last Polish king, Stanislaus II August . After his abdication in 1795, he became conductor of the Warsaw Opera.
He composed oratorios , masses , wind partitas, polonaise and eleven operas , the first of which - The Krakowites and the Mountain People (full original title Cud mniemany, czyli Krakowiacy i Górale ) - was performed more than two hundred times. His son Józef Stefani was also known as a composer.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Stefani, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 37th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1878, pp. 302–305 ( digitized version ).
- K. Stromenger Jan Stefani in Lodz Teatralna No. 3, 1946/47.
Web links
- http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/25668,,,,stefani_jan,haslo.html
- http://nuty.pl/autorzy/autor-stefani_jan.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stefani, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1747 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1829 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |