Johann Joseph Abert ( Johann Joseph Abert , Jan Abert ; German Johann Joseph Abert ; Czech Jan Josef Abert ; September 21, 1832 , , Bohemia - April 1, 1915 , Stuttgart ) - German composer and bandmaster . The father of musicologist Herman Abert .
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| Place of Birth | Kochowice ( Austrian Empire ) |
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Sometimes defined as a Czech-German composer (comes from Sudeten Germans ). Intended for the priesthood, he was given up to the age of 15 to be educated in the Augustinian monastery, but soon escaped from the monastery and devoted himself to studying music at the Prague Conservatory under the guidance of Joseph Grabe and Friedrich Kitl . Having gained the place of a double bass player in the court chapel in Stuttgart [4] , he gained fame with his two compositions: the symphony A-dur and the opera Anna von Landskron.
From there, Abert went to Paris and London , where he stayed for quite some time. In Paris, he became close to Rossini , Aubert and Halevy , and thanks to their influence he managed to conduct his symphony in "popular concerts" (concerts populaires); here he also finished his opera King Enzio (1862). After that, he wrote the symphonic painting Columbus, which was performed in Germany , the Netherlands , France and America .
After that, Abert was appointed director of music in Stuttgart, where he publicly performed with the opera Astorg, for which he was awarded the title of court bandmaster from the king. The text of his opera Ekgard (Ekkehard, 1878) is written on the plot of the novel by JV von Scheffel . Among his other works, one can also name a symphony in C minor, several concert overtures, string quartets, piano pieces and songs.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 118877895 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Abert // Music Dictionary : in 3 volumes / comp. H. Riemann ; add. Russian department with staff. P. Weimarn and others; per. and all ext. under the editorship of Yu. D. Engel . - Per. from the 5th of it. ed. - Moscow — Leipzig: ed. B.P. Jurgenson , 1904 .
Literature
- Abert // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Abert, Johann Josef // Neue Deutsche Biographie (German) .