Nikolaus von Krufft
Nikolaus Freiherr von Krufft | |
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| Born | 1 February 1779 Vienna |
| Died | 16 April 1818 (aged 39) Vienna |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, civil servant |
Nikolaus Freiherr von Krufft (1 February 1779 – 16 April 1818) was an Austrian composer and civil servant.[1][2]
Biography
He was the son of Andreas Adolph Freiherr von Krufft (1721-1793, civil servant) and his wife Maria Anna (
His great love was music. He started composing at an early age. He took lessons from
His official cause of death was overwork, but it has been conjectured he might have been suffering from the ailment which claimed the life of Schubert (i.e., syphilis).[4] By the end of his life, he found the sound of the piano unbearable.
Compositions
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His compositions include:[a]
Piano works
- Seven piano sonatas; Op. 4 in D minor, in four movements (Vienna 1803), was dedicated to Beethoven
- Twenty-four preludes and fugues for piano in the twelve major and minor keys (Pleyel, Paris 1814)
- Three grand caprices for piano
- Twelve exercises in the form of Scottish dances
- Forty German dances
- Eighteen Scottish dances
- Grand sonata for piano four hands
- March for piano four hands
Vocal works
- Ninety-two lieder, some for soprano, some for bass, with piano accompaniment. These include settings of: "An Emma" (Goethe), "Lebenslied" (Matthisson), "Serenade" (Christian Ludwig von Reissig]) and "Wehmut" (Reissig)
- Twenty-four songs for four male voices
- "Die Trösterin" for four voices
- Works for chorus: "An die Freude" (Schiller), "Reiterlied" from Schiller's Wallenstein, "Trinklied vor der Schlacht" (Theodor Körner)
- Three hymns: "Gottes Allmacht und Güte" (four voices and piano), "Gott meine Zuflucht" (four voices and piano), "Lob Gottes im Frühling" (six voices and piano)
- "Der Wanderer", for four voices and piano
Chamber music
- Two sonatas for bassoon and piano, in F (1807) and in B-flat (Op. 34, 1818)
- A Sonata for natural horn and piano, in E (some editions transposed into F)
- Variations for piano with cello or natural horn obbligato on a cavatina from the opera Der Augenarzt by Adalbert Gyrowetz
- Andante for three flutes
- Three string quartets
- Three marches for wind instruments
Other
- Fantasy and polonaise for piano and orchestra
Notes
- ^ Some of the entries in the BLKÖ citation are difficult to decipher. For example, the IMSLP link shows that the three works listed as Violinquartette are in fact for conventional string quartet. The forces for some of the choral works are unclear. A small number of obscurely-described works has been omitted from the list in the interests of accuracy.
References
- Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1865). . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 13. pp. 276–278 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Antonicek, Theophil (1969). "Krufft Nikolaus Frh. von, Komponist" (PDF). Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (in German). Vol. 4. p. 301. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1865). . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 13. pp. 275–276 – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b "Nikolaus von Krufft". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
Further reading
- Luper, Ray Fernando (1976). The German lieder of Nikolaus Freiherr von Krufft, 1779-1818 (Thesis). Tulane University. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
External links
- Free scores by Nikolaus von Krufft at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- "Nikolaus, Freiherr von Krufft (1779-1818)". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 19 February 2019. Some of the texts Krufft set to music.
- "Krufft, Nikolaus von 1779-1818". WorldCat. Retrieved 19 February 2019. Works by and about Krufft.
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