Josef Wiedemann (composer)

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Josef Wiedemann (born December 26, 1828 in Kvítkov ( Bohemia ), † September 3, 1919 in Prague ) was an Austrian military bandmaster and composer .

Life

In 1848 Josef Wiedemann became a musician in the military music of the kuk Infantry Regiment No. 42. From 1854 until his retirement in 1896 he worked there as Kapellmeister . With this regiment he was stationed in Vienna from 1866 to 1871 and performed there at numerous private concerts and dance events. In 1867, his orchestra also took part in the world premiere of the waltz On the Beautiful Blue Danube as part of the carnival song table of the Vienna Men's Choir ; however, the musical direction was held by the then choir master of the Vienna men's choir, Rudolf Weinwurm . In addition, Wiedemann was a founding member of the Kapellmeister pension association.

Wiedemann was the recipient of numerous awards, including the First Class Golden Cross of Merit of the Ernst August Order , the Silver Cross of Merit of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg House Order of the Wendish Crown and the Golden Cross of Merit with the Crown .

Wiedemann was married and had two sons.

Works

Today Wiedemann is best known for his marching compositions. The Wagram March , which has been used since 1960 as the traditional march of the Theresian Military Academy and the Guard Battalion of the Austrian Armed Forces, became particularly important . In addition, Wiedemann wrote numerous potpourris , quadrilles and polkas based on opera and operetta motifs, especially by Offenbach.

  • 1860 Quadrille on Russian Gypsy Songs
  • 1866 Braunecker Schäfer Quadrille op.1
  • 1866 Nachtschwärmer op. 2, Polka française
  • 1866 Anna-Polka op.3
  • 1860 Malwina op.4 , Polka tremblante
  • 1866 Mask-Ball-Rendezvous op.5, Polka française
  • 1866 Die fleet Susi op. 6, Polka fast
  • 1866 The dashing Katherl , Polka
  • 1867 Donato Waltz op.7
  • 1867 The fleet Gabriele , Polka fast
  • 1867 A New Year's Eve , potpourri
  • 1867 festival march
  • 1867 fools gallop , gallop
  • 1867 Latest news , big potpourri
  • 1867 Austria over everything , march
  • 1867 Petite mais choise , polka française
  • 1867 Migration of the ball chronicler , waltz potpourri
  • 1868 Federal Rifle Festival March
  • 1868 The Fleet , Polka Fast
  • 1868 dithyrambe , polka mazur
  • 1868 Something small , potpourri
  • 1868 Giskra March
  • 1868 Big Potpourri
  • 1868 Hanoverian festival-banquet march
  • 1868 Hanoverian festival march
  • 1868 La révérence , Polka française
  • 1868 miscelles , large potpourri with euphonium solo
  • 1868 Prince Napoleon's March
  • 1868 Reverenzen , Polka française
  • 1868 Schnell Polka
  • 1868 Schützenmarsch (I am a Schütz)
  • 1869 Brucker Lager , Polka
  • 1869 German journalists festival march
  • 1869 The Queen of the Prom , Polka française
  • 1869 The beautiful Anna , polka mazur
  • 1869 Annual volunteer , march
  • 1869 Havana folk song
  • 1869 Kaiser Max Memorial March
  • 1869 Mexican March
  • 1869 Musical travel adventure , potpourri
  • 1869 Offenbachiana , Potpourri
  • 1869 orchestra advertisement, potpourri
  • 1869 Sardanapal Quadrille
  • 1869 City Park Promenade March
  • 1869 Theresien-Fest-March
  • 1869 Victoria March
  • 1869 What loves each other teases each other , Polka française
  • 1869 Viennese chats , potpourri
  • 1870 Annen , Polka mazur
  • 1870 The neutral , polka française
  • 1870 Volunteer Hearts , Waltz
  • 1870 volunteer step , polonaise
  • 1870 Japanese March
  • 1870 Lucia , Polka française
  • 1870 Melodies Bazaar , Potpourri
  • 1870 New World , March
  • 1870 New Years greeting , polka française
  • 1871 volunteer courage , polka française
  • 1871 Indigo March
  • 1871 souvenir , polka mazur
  • 1872 The cricket , polka française
  • 1872 wreath bouquet , polka mazur
  • 1872 Leitmeritz stem sheets , potpourri
  • 1872 In private , polka française
  • 1873 Brigade march
  • 1873 In the beautiful Elbethal , waltz
  • 1874 anniversary march
  • 1874 Nebelhorn , fast polka
  • 1875 The Tetschnerin , Polka française
  • 1875 The Tetschnerin , Quadrille
  • 1875 Entrevue , march
  • 1876 Die Karlsbader , Waltz
  • 1877 bat , march
  • 1877 Kri-Kri , fast polka
  • 1878 Melník camp march
  • 1878 Musical debate , potpourri
  • 1879 Have fun! , Potpourri
  • 1879 Carnival in Prague , Polka tremblante
  • 1880 Turner March
  • 1882 Teplitz-Schönauer Season March
  • 1884 Kamilla , Polka française
  • 1884 Polonaise concertant for two flugelhorns
  • 1885 arabesques , potpourri
  • 1885 Wagram March op.60 (also known as the 42 regimental march or the Wagram grenadier march )
  • 1885 polka for xylophones
  • 1885 Sounds of toast , fast polka
  • 1892 Baron König , march
  • 1894 The little corporal , march
  • 1897 Farewell, Op. 98, March
  • 42er in Tyrol
  • Avant-garde march
  • Spring greeting , march
  • Annual farewell , march
  • Comrades March
  • Regimental festival march
  • Gun salute , march
  • Under the olives , march

literature

  • Wolfgang Suppan , Armin Suppan : The brass music lexicon . 5th edition. HeBu-Musikverlag, Kraichtal 2010, ISBN 978-3-9806925-9-5 , p. 809 .
  • Elisabeth Anzenberger-Ramminger: On the 175th anniversary of the death of military bandmaster Josef Wiedemann - his band performed the famous “Danube Waltz” for the first time . In: Österreichischer Blasmusikverband (Ed.): Wind music research . No. 7 . Zeillern December 2013, p. 2–4 ( blasmusik.at [PDF; 208 kB ]).
  • Friedrich Anzenberger , Walter Schwanzer : All that remained was the Wagramer Grenadier March . Walter Schwanzer Music Publishers, Rohrendorf 2017.
  • William H. Rehrig: The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. Composers and Their Music . Ed .: Paul E. Bierley. Volume 2: O – Z. Integrity Press, Westerville, Ohio 1991, ISBN 0-918048-08-7 , pp. 820 .
  • Elisabeth Anzenberger-Ramminger, Friedrich Anzenberger, Walter Schwanzer: Marches of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from Achleitner to Ziehrer . Walter Schwanzer Musikverlage, Rohrendorf 2004, ISBN 978-3-200-00116-9 , p. 143 f .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich Anzenberger , Österreichischer Blasmusikverband (Ed.): Symposium report. Symposium on the music of the "Hoch- und Deutschmeister" in the Danube Monarchy . BoD - Books on Demand, Norderstedt, ISBN 978-3-7392-4703-8 , pp. 157 .
  2. ^ Army News. In:  Austrian soldier friend. Journal for military interests / military newspaper , June 8, 1858, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / mil
personal data
SURNAME Wiedemann, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian military bandmaster and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Kvítkov
DATE OF DEATH September 3, 1919
Place of death Prague