Vincenc Mašek
Vincenc Václav Mašek (born April 5, 1755 in Zwikowetz , † November 15, 1831 in Prague ) was a Bohemian composer .
Life
Mašek studied with Josef Seger and František Xaver Dušek and lived for some time as a traveling concert pianist. He then became opera conductor and in 1794 organist in Prague. He also ran a music shop from 1802.
Mašek composed two Czech operas , symphonies , piano concertos , chamber music works, masses , proprien , cantatas , piano sonatas, works for the glass harmonica and songs .
His brother Pavel Mašek and his sons Albín and Gašpar Mašek were also composers.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Maschek, Vincenz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 17th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1867, pp. 79–81 ( digitized version ).
- Robert Eitner : Maschek, Vincenz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 551.
- M. Tarantová: Mašek (Václav) Vincenz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 128.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Vincenc Mašek in the International Music Score Library Project
- Literature by and about Vincenc Mašek in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Vincenc Mašek in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mašek, Vincenc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mašek, Vincenc Václav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | bohemian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwikowetz |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1831 |
| Place of death | Prague |