Joseph Maria Wolfram
Joseph Maria Wolfram | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 September 1839 Teplice, Bohemia | (aged 50)
Occupation(s) | Politician and composer |
Joseph Maria Wolfram (21 July 1789 – 30 September 1839) was a German-Czech politician and amateur composer who wrote operas which were performed with success.
Biography
Wolfram was born on 21 July 1789 in
Works
Wolfram's best-known works are his operas. Der Diamant was first produced in Teplice around 1820. Two of his operas, Herkules and Maja und Alpino, oder die bezauberte Rose, were both produced in Dresden in 1826,[3] while the latter was also produced in Prague that year.[1] This same year saw the first production of Alfred. In 1828, again in Dresden, his opera Die Normannen in Sicilien was performed. The next year saw the production of Prinz Lieschen.[3] Der Bergmönch followed in 1830, first produced in Dresden on March 14. Das Schloss Candra was first performed in 1832, also in Dresden.[1] The final opera, Wittekind, was produced in 1838.[3] In addition to his operas, he wrote a wedding mass, a Requiem, and a collection of Serbian songs. He also composed instrumental music, including string quartets and piano sonatas.[3] A concerted effort to collect and catalog the operas of Wolfram was headed by Tomáš Spurný.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Opera Composers: W". Opera Glass. Stanford University. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Mason, Daniel Gregory (1917). The Art of Music: A dictionary-index of musicians. National Society of Music. p. 292.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Champlin, John Denison; Apthorp, William Foster, eds. (1899). Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Naaman-Zwillingsbrüder. Vol. 3. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 600.
- ^ Flögel, Ute. "Es stabreimt sich nicht nur - Böhmische Brückenbauer machen sich auch selbst einen Reim auf die mannigfachen europäischen Gebote der Stunde: Kulturpreise 2014". Kulturportal West Ost (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2014.