Johann Sklenka

Johann Sklenka (born March 5, 1911 in Saalfelden ; † August 5, 1983 in the Hochegg lung sanatorium , market town of Grimmenstein ) was an Austrian composer , cabaret artist , actor and director.

Life

Johann Sklenka studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and at the Vienna Music Academy and took acting lessons. He played in various theaters - mostly cabaret stages - at home and abroad and worked as a director and composer for ORF from 1956 .

Johann Sklenka died of a pulmonary infarction . It rests in the Helenenfriedhof in Baden near Vienna (group 8, row 2, number 16).

Tomb of Johann Sklenka

Musical works

Clever Hans . (Opera) - First performance in the program of the Wiener Festwochen : June 6, 1967, Wiener Kammeroper
Wr. Domestics (Singspiel)
Today I'm looking into the glass (Wienerlied)
Come and drink with me brotherhood (Viennese songs)
Iglauer Polka (dance music)
Incidental music for Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters
Fiddle booklet. Sincerely dedicated to the young friends of violin playing. For interaction with the Klimper and violoncello books, a supplement for every violin school . (Music printing). Doblinger, Vienna (among others) 1963.

Literary works

Credible and unbelievable things from everyday life . (Five stories). Bläschke, St. Michael 1980, ISBN 3-7053-1238-3 .
My plumber the Chancellor. Report from 2011 . Bläschke, St. Michael 1980, ISBN 3-7053-1237-5 . (1983 edition: ISBN 3-900335-11-7 ).
Decency as a worldview . Bläschke, St. Michael 1981, ISBN 3-7053-1478-5 .
The night is long. Rhymed prose . Bläschke, St. Michael 1981, ISBN 3-7053-1477-7 .

Filmography (selection)

1963: Charley's aunt , directed by Géza von Cziffra
1969: Help, I love twins! , Director: Peter Weck
1971: Reverend turns a blind eye , director: Harald Vock
1975: The little one with the sweet bottom , director: Georg Tressler

literature

Austrian music lexicon . Volume 5. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .

Web links

Works by Johann Sklenka in the catalog of the German National Library
Johann Sklenka in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Roland Knie: The weird guy there - cabaret artist and musician Johann Sklenka . ORF

Individual evidence

^ Johann Sklenka died of a heart attack . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna August 9, 1983, p. 13 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
↑ Fritz Walden : "Smart Hans", capable Johann . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna June 8, 1967, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).

personal data
SURNAME	Sklenka, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian composer, cabaret artist, actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH	March 5, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saalfelden , Austria
DATE OF DEATH	5th August 1983
Place of death	Hochegg, municipality of Grimmenstein , Lower Austria

[1] Johann Sklenka died of a heart attack . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna August 9, 1983, p. 13 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).

[2] Fritz Walden : "Smart Hans", capable Johann . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna June 8, 1967, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).