Peter Hansel
Peter Hänsel (born November 29, 1770 in Leppe ( province of Silesia ), † September 18, 1831 in Vienna ) was a German-Austrian composer and violinist .
Life
After receiving musical training from his uncle in Warsaw , Hansel joined the orchestra of Prince Grigory Alexandrowitsch Potjomkin in Saint Petersburg in 1787 . In 1791 he became concertmaster with Princess Izabela Lubomirska in Vienna , where he was employed from 1796 with a fixed annual salary. Hansel took lessons from Joseph Haydn and traveled to Paris for a year in 1802 .
He created a rather extensive work: 35 string quartets, 4 quintets, 3 quartets with flute and clarinet, 9 violin duets, as well as variations, polonaises, rondos, marches and the like for various instruments.
literature
- Hansel Peter. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 138.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hansel, Peter . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1861, p. 182 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Commons : Peter Haensel - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Works by and about Peter Hänsel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Peter Hänsel in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hansel, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian composer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leppe, Province of Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1831 |
| Place of death | Vienna |