Karl Kohaut
Karl Ignaz von Kohaut (also: Carl Cohaut or Kohot) (baptized August 26, 1726 in Vienna ; † August 6, 1784 ibid) was an Austrian lutenist , composer and civil servant.
Life
Karl Kohaut was the son of Jakob Carl Kohaut, court musician to the Chief Chamberlain Prince Adam Franz Karl Schwarzenberg . Karl Kohaut was a state official from 1758 and secretary of the Imperial Court and State Chancellery from 1778. He was ennobled by Joseph II around 1766. Nothing is known about his musical training. In the circle of Baron Gottfried van Swieten , he got to know Bach's cantatas and Handel's oratorios. He also worked there as a violinist in the string quartets by Haydn and Mozart. In his time, Kohaut was considered the best lutenist in Vienna. Ernst Ludwig Gerber described him in his “Musical Lexicon” from 1790 as “ the greatest lutenist now alive ”.
Kohaut created numerous works with lute, in various formations. On March 17, 1777 he took over the solo part in one of his lute concerts at a concert of the "Tonkünstler-Sozietät". In 1764, the Melk monastery performed the cantata “Applausus Mellicensis” in the presence of Emperor Joseph II , whom he accompanied to Frankfurt. His masses were played frequently in Melk and Göttweig Abbey .
Karl Kohaut is often confused with the unrelated Bohemian composer Josef Kohaut .
Works (known)
- 7 lute concerts
- Chamber music for lute (Divertimenti primo per il liuto obligato, due violini e basso)
- 12 symphonies
- 1 string quartet
- 2 cantatas ( Applausus Mellicensis , Securitas Germaniae )
- 8 masses (Missa S. Willibaldi)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kohaut, Karl (in the brother's article) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, p. 286 ( digital copy ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Kohaut in the catalog of the German National Library
- Curriculum vitae on the website of the Ars Antiqua Austria ensemble
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kohaut, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cohaut, Karl; Kohot, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian lutenist, composer and court official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized August 26, 1726 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1784 |
| Place of death | Vienna |