Franz Xavier Chwatal ( German: Franz Xaver Chwatal ; June 19, 1808 , Rumburk , Austrian Empire - June 24, 1879 , Bad Salzelmen, Kingdom of Prussia ) - Austrian and Czech pianist, composer and music teacher. Representative of romanticism in music.
| Franz Xavier Praised Franz Xaver Chwatal | |
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| Date of Birth | June 19, 1808 |
| Place of Birth | Rumburk city Austrian Empire |
| Date of death | June 24, 1879 (71 years old) |
| A place of death | Bad Salzelmen Kingdom of Prussia |
| A country |  Austrian Empire  Germany |
| Professions | composer , music teacher |
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| Genres | salon music, works for piano |
Biography
Born in the family of a Czech master organist . He received his first piano lessons from his father.
From 1822 to 1832 he worked as a music teacher in Merseburg , where he began to create his first musical compositions.
Since 1835 - music teacher in Magdeburg . In 1850, together with Christian Friedrich Erlich created the Institute für Gemeinschaftlichen Clavierunterricht .
The author of many musical works. However, his compositions had a reputation for light, popular music. His school of playing the piano was very popular with the German-speaking public. F.K. Khvatal was a successful and sought-after creator of entertaining, easy-to-play piano music. Even during his life, they are faced with accusations that his music was created to please the tastes of the public.
German composer and influential music critic Robert Schumann called them “Stübchenmusik” (salon music).
He has written several books on guiding musical instruments, theory and history of music.
Selected Works
- Historischer Notizkalender für Musiker und Musikfreunde , 1861
- Methodisch geordnete pianoforte-schule
- Praktische elementar-pianoforteschule
- Alpenklänge. Miniatur-Bilder für das Pianoforte.
- Nacht, o Nacht, du heilge Nacht .
- Im walde möcht ich leben