Johann Georg Metzger

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Johann Georg Metzger , also Johann Georg Mezger (born August 15, 1746 in Philippsburg , † June 14, 1793 in Munich ) was a German composer and flautist .

Life

Georg Metzger was as an orphan in the seminary Musicum of the Jesuit in Mannheim taken, where he received his first music lessons and developed his talent for playing the flute. Later he taught at the behest of Elector Karl Theodor Johann Baptist Wendling .

From 1760 Metzger was assistant and from 1765 he was court musician in the Mannheim court orchestra. After the court moved in 1778, he worked in the Munich court orchestra .

Metzger composed concerts and chamber music. He was married and had four children in total.

He was the father of Friedrich Metzger and Karl Theodor Metzger , who were also flautists in the Munich court orchestra.

Works (selection)

Concerts

  • 1779: Concerto for flute and orchestra, G major, Opus 2
  • 1779: Concerto for flute and orchestra, D major, Opus 3
  • 1779: Concerto for flute and orchestra, D major, Opus 4

Chamber music

  • 1777: Six Trio for flute, violin and basso, Opus 1
  • 1782: Six Trio for two flutes and basso, Opus 2

literature

  • Felix Joseph Lipowsky : Baierisches Musik-Lexikon , Giel, 1811
  • Eduard Bernsdorf : New Universal Lexicon of Tonkunst: for artists, art lovers and all educated people , Volume 2, Schäfer, 1857
  • Robert Eitner : Biographical-bibliographical source lexicon of the musicians and music scholars of the Christian era up to the middle of the nineteenth century , Volume 6, Breitkopf & Härtel, 1902
  • Johannes Hustedt: The Flute Concerts by Georg Metzger and their classification in the development of the "Mannheim School" , Flute Music in History and Performance Practice between 1650 and 1850 , XXXIV. Scientific workshop Michaelstein, Wißner-Verlag, 2009

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rüdiger Thomsen-Fürst:  Metzger, Georg. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 12 (Mercadante - Paix). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2004, ISBN 3-7618-1122-5  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  2. ↑ m_hofmusiker. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 4, 2018 ; accessed on January 3, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hof-musik.de
  3. ↑ Ernst Ludwig Gerber: New historical-biographical lexicon of the Tonkünstler: which provides news of the life and works of musical writers, famous composers, singers, masters of instruments, artful amateurs, music publishers, also organ and instrument makers, older and more recent times contains all nations. S - Z: plus a five-fold attachment of news about musical portraits, busts, images of famous organs and musical inventions . Kühnel, 1814 ( digitized in the Google book search [accessed January 3, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Butcher, Johann Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mezger, Johann Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and flautist
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1746
PLACE OF BIRTH Philippsburg
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1793
Place of death Munich