Johann Mederitsch
Johann Georg Anton Mederitsch , called Gallus-Mederitsch (baptized December 27, 1752 in Vienna , † December 18, 1835 in Lemberg ), was an Austrian composer , conductor and teacher.
Life
Mederitsch was a son of the bassist Gallus Anton Mederitsch (1710–1775) from Götzendorf. He was tutored by Georg Christoph Wagenseil . From 1781 he was theater music director in Olomouc , Vienna and Ofen (Budapest).
Around 1800 he gave Franz Grillparzer piano lessons. In 1811 he went to Lviv. From 1825 he was friends with WA Mozart's younger son, whom he taught in counterpoint . He also bequeathed his estate to him (now at the Mozarteum in Salzburg).
Mederitsch composed the first act for the opera Babylons Pyramiden (second act by Peter von Winter , Freihaustheater 1797), as well as seven other Singspiele. He has also created theatrical music (for performances of Shakespeare's Macbeth , Hamlet and The Tempest ), sonatas , piano pieces, 4 masses , string trios, string quartets , symphonies and concerts.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Mederitsch (Gallus), Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 17th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1867, p. 242 ( digitized version ).
- Egon von Komorzynski : Gallus, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 245-248.
- Theodor Aigner: Thematic index of the works of Johann Mederitsch detto Gallus . Wilhelming: Musikverlag Katzbichler 1974. XXVIII, 285 pp.
- Theophil Antonicek : Mederitsch (Gallus) Johann. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 183.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Mederitsch in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by Johann Mederitsch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Johann Mederitsch in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mederitsch, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mederitsch, Johann Georg Anton (full name); Gallus-Mederitsch, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer, conductor and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized December 27, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1835 |
| Place of death | Lviv |