Philipp M. Schmutzer

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Philipp Maximilian Schmutzer (born December 31, 1821 in Langenau near Kottowitz , Bohemia , † November 17, 1898 in Feldkirch ) was an Austrian musician and composer .

Life

As the son of the teacher and musician Franz Anton Schmutzer (1790–1849), Philipp M. Schmutzer came into contact with music at an early age. He studied violoncello at the Prague Conservatory . In 1840 Philipp M. Schmutzer came to Graz as an orchestral musician and cellist and a few years later to Wels , where he took over a deputy conductor. In the revolutionary year of 1848, his path led him to the cathedral city of Feldkirch ( Vorarlberg ). At St. Nikolaus in Feldkirch, Schmutzer directed church music for many years . At the same time, like his older brother Wilhelm Schmutzer (1819–1867), who had also moved to Feldkirch, he was a music teacher at the Jesuit grammar school in Matutina . In his new place of work, he also founded the Feldkircher Liedertafel in 1862, which he headed for many years.

Dirtter's compositional work ranges from chamber music works, masses and motets , song compositions and choral works to the symphonic poem The Battle and the Symphony of Job . In addition to his commitment to church music, his teaching should not be underestimated. Among his students was the later famous Liechtenstein composer Josef Gabriel Rheinberger . His two sons Anton Schmutzer (1864–1936), composer of the Vorarlberg national anthem , and Philipp Schmutzer the Elder. J. (1868–1937) also followed in their father's footsteps and continued the musical tradition of the Schmutzer family.

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SURNAME Schmutzer, Philipp M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmutzer, Philipp Maximilian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Langenau near Kottowitz , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH November 17, 1898
Place of death Feldkirch , Vorarlberg