Václav Praupner
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Václav Josef Bartoloměj Praupner (born August 18, 1745 in Leitmeritz , Bohemia , † April 1, 1807 in Prague ) was a Czech composer .
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Václav Praupner received organ, violin and singing lessons at the Venceslaus High School in Prague, where he was at times " Regens Chori ". Then studied theology and philosophy from 1763 to 1766. During this time he took further violin lessons from Franz Joseph Werner (1710–1768). After completing his studies, he was a private tutor and Kapellmeister in several aristocratic houses, among others with Count Franz Anton Nostitz . Later choir regent at various Prague churches, most recently at the Kreuzherrenkirche . Praupner became music director at the Nostitzschen National Theater, where Mozart's “ The Abduction from the Seraglio ” was performed under his direction . From 1794 to 1807 he directed the orchestra of Italian theater and in 1803 became the first conductor of the Prague Tonkünstler Society.
His best-known work was the melodrama Circe (1789), so far there are no indications of a performance. He also composed numerous church music works (2 requiem, masses, motets) and other works. Possible instrumental works cannot be assigned with certainty and may have come from his younger brother Jan Josef Praupner (1751-1818).
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Praupner, Wenzel . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 23rd part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1872, pp. 217–219 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Václav Praupner in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
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| SURNAME | Praupner, Václav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Praupner, Václav Josef Bartoloměj (full name); Praupner, Wenzel; Praupner, Wenzel Josef Bartholomäus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leitmeritz , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1807 |
| Place of death | Prague |