Rudolf Jettel
Rudolf Jettel (born March 21, 1903 in the Vienna district of Favoriten ; † November 23, 1981 there ) was an Austrian composer , clarinetist and university teacher .
Live and act
Jettel completed an apprenticeship as an instrument maker and studied clarinet and composition at the then Vienna Music Academy , among others with Viktor Polatschek (1889–1948).
Jettel was principal clarinettist with the Vienna Philharmonic and from 1957 to 1978 a lecturer at the University of Music in Vienna . His students included the later solo clarinettist of the Vienna Philharmonic and university professors Peter Schmidl and Horst Hajek as well as the later solo clarinettist of the Vienna Symphony and the Berlin Philharmonic and university professor Alois Brandhofer .
He worked intensively on the construction and development of woodwind instruments.
He composed various chamber music such as string quartets, wind quintets and sonatas. In particular, his fundamental educational works for clarinet and saxophone are recognized in the professional world. He also wrote works for plucked instruments such as mandolins.
Awards
- 1967: Silver Medal of Honor of the State of Salzburg
- Awarded the professional title of professor
- Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
Web links
- Biography at mandolinen.at
- Works by and about Rudolf Jettel in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d music lexicon: Rudolf Jettel . Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ Biography at Northbranch Records (English) . Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ Mozarteum Salzburg - o.Univ.-Prof. Alois Brandhofer . Retrieved December 22, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jettel, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer, clarinetist and university teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1981 |
| Place of death | Vienna |