Sepp Froschauer
Sepp Froschauer (born January 15, 1907 in Naarn im Machlande , † March 23, 1986 in Linz ) was an Austrian conductor and composer .
Life
Sepp Froschauer was born as the eleventh of 14 children to a farming family in Naarn. He received private music lessons in singing, violin, flugelhorn and zither. From 1925 to 1934 he was a military musician under Kapellmeister Max Damberger in the Alpenjäger Regiment No. 7. From 1940 to 1944 he was a military conductor in the Motor Vehicle Replacement Department 17 in Enns .
From 1945 to 1972 Froschauer was Kapellmeister of the Linz Magistrate Music and administrator of the Linz city music archive, where he played a key role in its expansion. Under his direction, around 500 radio recordings and records were made on Radio Oberösterreich , Bayerischer Rundfunk and Wiener Rundfunk. He also played at the Linz Concert Association and gave concerts with the orchestra of the Linz State Theater and singers from the State Theater. In the post-war period, Froschauer also made services to the Naarn Music Association.
Awards
- Professional title Professor (1971)
- Gold Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria (1970)
- Ring of honor of the home parish of Naarn
- Brass band decoration in silver
- Brass Music Merit Medal in Gold
Works (selection)
- Greetings from Linz (March)
- Colorful leaves (potpourri)
- Linz polka
- Machland my homeland (choir)
literature
- Barbara Boisits: Froschauer, Sepp. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
- Peter Kraft: The Linz Town Musicians. , Linz 1996.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Froschauer, Sepp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Kapellmeister and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naarn im Machlande , Upper Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1986 |
| Place of death | Linz |