Johann Decker-Schenk
Johann Decker-Schenk (* 1826 in Vienna , † August 23 . Jul / 4. September 1899 greg. In St. Petersburg ) was an Austrian guitarist , singer (tenor) and composer .
Life
Johann Decker-Schenk learned to play the guitar from his father, the violin and guitar maker Friedrich Schenk , and later studied opera singing (tenor) at the Vienna Conservatory . He then gave concerts in Germany and England until 1861. Then he moved to St. Petersburg. From 1866 to 1874 he was theater director there. In 1870 he opened an operetta theater with a French troupe, which performed successfully in numerous cities in Russia. From 1875 to 1883 he lived in Tbilisi . After the death of his wife, a singer, he returned to Petersburg in 1884 and gave guitar lessons. The instrument manufacturer Julius Heinrich Zimmermann , also based in St. Petersburg, listed Wappenform guitars model Decker-Schenk in its instrument catalog, which were only made to order.
Works
- Duet album for two 6-string guitars, third and third large guitar or 2 guitars, Petersburg 1897
- Guitar album, Leipzig 1891
- Album of Italian and Spanish pieces for mandolins, guitars, violins and piano, Leipzig 1896–1898
- Modern waltz album for mandolins, guitar, violin and piano, St. Petersburg / Leipzig 1897
- Oriental album for piano, Leipzig 1891
- Gypsy album for mandolins, guitars, violins and piano, Leipzig 1897
- Moskwa for mandolins, guitar, piano, high voice or salon orchestra, Leipzig 1899
- Guitar school suitable for self-teaching, Leipzig 1892
- New edition of the guitar school for 7-string guitar, Russian edition, St. Petersburg 1895
- School for Balalaika, Leipzig 1900
- School for Mandolin in Milan, Russian edition, St. Peterrsbug 1893
- Banjo school, 5-string, Leipzig 1893
- Album of Russian folk songs for balalaika; Leipzig 1898
- Dance album for balalaika; Leipzig 1898
- School for Domra, Leipzig 1898
- Theoretical-practical lute school in 2 parts
literature
- Powrozniak, Guitar Lexicon, Berlin 1979
- Tonkünstler-Lexikon, new edit. v. W. Altmann , Regensburg 1936
- Riemanns Musiklexikon, Berlin 1929
Web links
- Johann Decker-Schenk at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Decker-Schenk, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Деккер-Шенк, Иван Фёдорович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian guitarist, singer (tenor) and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 1899 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |