Peter Zauner

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Peter Zauner's grave of honor in Pöttsching

Peter Zauner (born December 1, 1886 in Pöttsching ; † June 26, 1973 there ) was a smallholder , village music director , church musician and, in the winter months, also a music teacher . He became known primarily as the composer of the Burgenland national anthem .

Life

Peter Zauner was the son of a small farmer and master shoemaker . During his military service in Vienna he had received from 1903 music lessons and later played as first violinist in the chapel Carl Michael Ziehrer . During the First World War he was a medical sergeant and after his return to Pöttsching he founded the brass band . When he composed the national anthem in 1936, the band had long since achieved supraregional importance.

Works

From 1901 to 1968 he created a total of 234 compositions, of which the national anthem was his 58th work. Another work by Zauner, known in the German-speaking world as a folk music classic from Burgenland , is the Wieser Graben-Polka (also known as a reminder of Brennberg ).

literature

  • Hans Paul: Peter Zauner. Composer of the Burgenland national anthem. The Bergland Book, Salzburg / Stuttgart / Zurich 1970.

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personal data
SURNAME Zauner, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Kapellmeister, church musician, music teacher and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Poettsching
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1973
Place of death Poettsching