Maximilian Hellmann
Maximilian Hellmann (born July 7, 1702 in Vienna ; † March 20, 1763 ibid) was an Austrian cymbalist , timpanist and composer.
Life
Like his father, Hellmann was a drummer at the Viennese court. Emperor Charles VI. sent him to Dresden to learn the Pantaleon with Pantaleon Hebenstreit (1668–1750) ; In 1723 he returned to Vienna, where he took up a position as court cymbalist under the intercession of Johann Joseph Fux , whose nephew was Hellmann's pupil. From 1746 Hellmann also worked as a court timpanist.
Works
Feste di camera:
- L'adolescenza coronata dal senno
- La maestà condotta al tempio dell'onore dal consiglio
- La virtù guida della fortuna
- Il Premio dell'onore (Libretti: Giovanni Claudio Pasquini )
Azione sacra:
- Abigaile (Libretto: Francesca Manzoni ) (World premiere in Vienna, April 1, 1734 )
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hellmann, Maximilian . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 8th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1862, p. 284 ( digitized version ).
- Barbara Boisits, Christian Fastl: Hellmann, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
- Theophil Antonicek: Hellmann, Maximilian Joseph. In: Music in Past and Present Vol. 16, Bärenreiter, Kassel 1976, Sp. 646.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hellmann, Maximilian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hellmann, Maximilian Joseph; Hellmann, Johann Adam Maximilian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian cymbalist, timpanist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1763 |
| Place of death | Vienna |