Josef Carl Knaflitsch

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Josef Carl Knaflitsch (born September 29, 1907 in Vienna , † February 22, 1982 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian composer, conductor, piano accompanist and university teacher. He wrote music for musical plays and operettas. He composed more than a thousand songs and chansons.

Life

He was a son of the high school director Dr. phil. Karl Knaflitsch and Petronilla Knaflitsch, geb. Staffler.

From 1917 to 1925 he attended the Humanist Gymnasium of the Theresian Academy in Vienna IV, Favoritenstrasse 15. The Matura was awarded with distinction. Then Knaflitsch took a law degree at the University of Vienna up to the 1st state examination. He attended the Kapellmeisterschule with Rudolf Nilius at the New Vienna Conservatory and took private lessons with the pianist Carl Lafite , after which he studied at the church music department of the Music Academy in Vienna.

From 1936 to 1938 he worked as a resident composer for the cabaret “ Literatur am Naschmarkt ”; from 1938 to 1944 he was resident composer at the chamber art theater "Wiener Werkel". From 1945 to 1946 Knaflitsch worked as Kapellmeister at the “ Theater in der Josefstadt ”, from 1946 to 1948 he was director of the cabaret “Kleines Welttheater - KWT” in Innsbruck. From 1949 to 1951 he was Kapellmeister at the “ Theater in der Josefstadt ”. He undertook various tours with cabaret ensembles through Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Knaflitsch taught from 1956 to 1972 as a teacher and professor at the drama seminar of the Mozarteum Academy in Salzburg in the subjects of musical knowledge, ear training, music notation and chanson.

Works (selection)

  • 1924 OPUS 12 Valse I fismoll piano
  • 1929 OPUS 82a play on gypsy tango
  • 1931 OPUS 110 Signorina Angelina Fox
  • 1934 OPUS 205 sissy waltz waltz
  • 1935 OPUS 222 Music for " Kasimir und Karoline " ( Ödön von Horvath )
  • 1935 OPUS 224 The Türkenannerl Singspiel operetta
  • 1935 OPUS 229 Scandal in London Operetta in 3 acts
  • 1939 OPUS 360 2nd work program May 1939 (Little stories from Greater Vienna)
  • 1940 OPUS 369 weekend in May operetta
  • 1941 OPUS 409 6th Werkel program April May 1941
  • 1945 Wiener Werkel program Future Music October 24, 1945 (literature in the Moulin Rouge)
  • 1948 Music for Small World Theater (KWT) Innsbruck
  • 1956 Organ Mass in A minor for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, world premiere in 1978 Franziskanerkirche Salzburg
  • The estate has been in the Austrian Cabaret Archive since October 10, 2014

Operetta performances

  • Weekend in May, March 9, 1940, Graz Opera House
  • Türkenannerl, August 1967, Bad Ischl

Music for the Salzburg street theater

literature

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ http://www.familienkunde.at/Schlesien_Menschen_Knaflitsch.htm
  2. ^ Rupertusblatt April 16, 1978
  3. ↑ http://www.kabarettarchiv.at/Ordner/sammlungen.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.was-wurde-aus.at/oper_graz_1940-1949.html
  5. ^ Margit Bachler-Rix, 1977, The sounding city. All about the Bad Ischl operetta. An entertaining documentation, p. 46f
  6. ^ Salzburger Volksblatt, July 24th and 26th, 1971
  7. ^ Courier August 1, 1973
personal data
SURNAME Knaflitsch, Josef Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer, conductor, piano accompanist and university teacher
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1982
Place of death Salzburg