Johann Holzer
Johann Baptist Holzer , also: Holtzer (* May 17, 1753 in Korneuburg , Lower Austria ; † September 7, 1818 in Vienna ) was one of the most important song and singspiel composers in Vienna around 1785 .
As the house composer of the Freemason lodge Zur True Eintracht , to which his lodge brother Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , who was three years his junior also belonged ( promotion work for admission in 1785 ), he is often mentioned in connection with the composition of the melody of the Austrian national anthem .
His Freemason's song In the Name of the Poor (written around 1784) shows a very strong structural similarity to today's Austrian hymn Land der Berge, Land am Strom and at least suggests that Holzer was co-authorship.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Holzer, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1863, p. 251 ( digital copy ).
Web links
- Entry on Johann Holzer in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
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| SURNAME | Holzer, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holtzer, Johann Baptist |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian song and singspiel composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Korneuburg , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1818 |
| Place of death | Vienna |