Marian Paradeiser

Portrait of Martin Paradeiser in traditional costume

Marian Paradeiser (baptized October 11, 1747 in Großriedenthal ; † November 16, 1775 in Melk ) was a Lower Austrian composer and Benedictine .

Life

Marian Paradeiser was born in Großriedenthal (today's Tulln district ) as the son of Gotthard and Magdalena Paradeiser and was baptized Carl on November 11, 1747. In 1759 he became a choirboy at Melk Abbey . There he received violin and composition lessons from Marian Gurtler , Robert Kimmerling and probably Johann Georg Albrechtsberger . In 1766 he entered the monastery as a novice and took his religious vows a year later . After studying in Vienna , he was ordained a priest in 1767. Until his early death in 1775, Paradeiser composed at the Melk Abbey, where he also taught at the Abbey High School.

Musical creation

Marian Paradeiser was considered an excellent violinist and a promising composer. His progressive divertimenti and string quartets were played with pleasure at the Viennese imperial court, sometimes with the participation of Joseph II on the cello. His compositions include sacred and profane music. For religious use he composed two masses and some smaller church compositions . His secular works include the Singspiel Seladon (first performance in 1772), three symphonies , ten string trios , 24 string quartets and various instrumental concerts.

literature

Peter Erhart: Lower Austrian composers. Doblinger, Vienna 1998, ISBN 978-3-900695-41-5

Web links

Until October 2019, the Klostermusiksammlungen project was dedicated to researching and re-editing works from Lower Austrian monasteries, including music by Paradeiser.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Marian Paradeiser. In: Gedächtnis des Landes - The history database of Lower Austria. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
↑ Alexander Rausch: Paradeiser, P. Marian (Carl). In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .

personal data
SURNAME	Paradeiser, Marian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian composer and Benedictine monk
DATE OF BIRTH	baptized October 11, 1747
PLACE OF BIRTH	Grossriedenthal
DATE OF DEATH	November 16, 1775
Place of death	Melk

[:0-1] Marian Paradeiser. In: Gedächtnis des Landes - The history database of Lower Austria. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .

[2] Alexander Rausch: Paradeiser, P. Marian (Carl). In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .