William Hawes
William Hawes (born June 21, 1785 in London , † February 18, 1846 ibid) was an English composer and choir director.
life and work
Hawes was a choirboy at the Chapel Royal from 1793 to 1801 , where he also studied music. From 1812 to 1816 he was choirmaster at St Paul's Cathedral , from 1817 he was boy master of the Chapel Royal and from 1824 director of the English Opera in the Lyceum .
Hawes initiated the first London performances of the operas Der Freischütz (1824) by Carl Maria von Weber , Così fan tutte (1828) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Der Vampyr (1829) by Heinrich Marschner . He also wrote English comic operas . He published glees (joy choirs). In 1818 he reissued the madrigal collection The Triumphes of Oriana .
He trained his daughter Maria Hawes as a concert and oratorio singer.
literature
- Hawes, William . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 749 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Hawes, William . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 13 : Harmony - Hurstmonceaux . London 1910, p. 94 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Literature by and about William Hawes in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- William Hawes at MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Wilibald Gurlitt: William Hawes . (1959).
- ↑ Hawes, William . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 13 : Harmony - Hurstmonceaux . London 1910, p. 94 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hawes, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1846 |
| Place of death | London |