Johann Baptist Ignaz Wolf
Johann Baptist Ignaz Wolf (Czech Jan Křtitel Ignác Wolf ; born April 16, 1716 in Chotusitz , † September 5, 1791 in Prague ) was a Bohemian organist and composer .
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Johann Baptist Ignaz Wolf, son of the Chotusitz school principal Paul Wolf, received his first musical education from his father. From 1726 he attended the Jesuit grammar school in Kuttenberg , where he took the first name Ignaz , and was taught figured bass by the local organist Wulterin . After completing the humanity classes , Wolf went to Prague, where he received a papal foundation at the St. Wenceslas seminary. In addition, he represented the position of organist at the Jesuit Church of St. Salvator and began studying philosophy.
His preference, however, was for music; so he took a position as organist in Hořice and broke off his philosophy studies. After four years and six months, Wolf moved to Kolín as organist . There he married Anna Geržabek in 1738. In 1744 Wolf successfully applied for the more profitable organist position at the Strachow collegiate church . His organ playing, which enjoyed a good reputation beyond the borders of Bohemia, also impressed the Prague cathedral chapter, which also made him the organist in 1748. Wolf then worked as organist at the Strachow collegiate church until 1790, and on September 1, 1790, Johann Baptist Kucharž was introduced as his successor by the abbot Wenzel Josef Mayer. Wolf held the office of organist at St. Vitus Cathedral until his death. On February 5, 1788, he celebrated his golden wedding in the Strachow collegiate church.
Wolf composed several preludes and fugues for the organ, and a vespers for 9 voices that he had written was published as a print by a friend. His students included Hieronymus Brixi, Raphael Zubert and Simon Sixta. Charles Burney paid tribute to Wolf in 1772 in his diary on a musical journey through France and Italy . Wolf was one of the musicians to whom Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg dedicated the 4th edition of the instructions for the general bass and the composition by Georg Andreas Sorge in his notes .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wolf, Johann Baptist Ignaz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 57th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1889, p. 294 ( digitized version ).
- Bohumír Jan Dlabač: General historical artist lexicon for Bohemia and partly also for Moravia and Silesia. Vol. III. Prague, 1815, pp. 398-399.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolf, Johann Baptist Ignaz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolf, Jan Křtitel Ignác |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1716 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chotusitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 1791 |
| Place of death | Prague |