Karel Komzák II

Karl Komzák ( born November 8, 1850 in Prague, † April 23, 1905 in Baden bei Wien ) was an Austria - Czech composer.

Life

Karl ( Karel actually ) Komzák was born on 8 November 1850 in Prague. Soon recognized his father, Karl Komzák senior, the talent of his son and taught him in music theory.

From 1861 to 1867 studied at the Conservatory in Prague in Komzák Moritz Mildner and Anton Bennewitz violin, then worked in his father's band in 1870 and second Kapellmeister at the Linz State Theatre. End of 1871, he took over as bandmaster at kk Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 7 Baron Maroicic in Innsbruck [note 1], where he led the Innsbruck Liedertafel whose honorary member he was. From 1883 he was Kapellmeister of the 84th Infantry Regiment in Vienna, that sound body, learned about regional recognition under Charles Komzáks rod guide and was awarded a prize at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889 as the best of military bands in the world.

1890 written on behalf of the Komzák k.u.k. War Department, a new version of the national anthem, later highlighted as national anthem with the text of Ottokar core floor; In 1898 he won the composition competition for the Kaiser- Franz- Josef- anniversary march (Op. 260) is less than 92 submissions the first prize.

Komzák was an honorary member of various musical groups and possessed domestic and foreign orders (including from Serbia, Turkey, Montenegro and Persia ).

The audience loved Komzák always because he had a sympathetic attitude and had a friendly nature. In September 1892 Karl Komzák moved to Baden, where he ( -been vacant for one year) is April 26th 1893 the management of the spa orchestra took over, initially on the basis of a two-year contract, who admitted him to become the regiment available during the winter (otherwise on leave); until 1896 was the farewell to the military.

In the early years he presented with the help of his archivist and horn player Georg Müller together his own orchestra, and later the Vienna Concert Association came for the summer season to Baden, Komzák then also directed the popular concerts in Vienna's Musikverein and undertook concert tours. From this period his most famous work, the waltz Bad'ner Mad'ln.

Komzák helped the Baden Spa Orchestra to new heights: among others, he conducted the orchestra in 1903 in Warsaw, in 1904 at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Komzák was thus arrived at the height of his career - since Johann Strauss ' times not even a worthy opponent possessing.

On Easter Sunday, 1905 Komzák died when he tried in Baden, jump on a departing train of the Southern Railway, and it came under its wheels.

First, Komzák, including in the presence of Franz Lehár and Carl Michael Ziehrer, born in Baden to the grave [Note 2]. However, the widow accepted the offer in the wake of the Viennese mayor, Karl Lueger, Master Komzák in a grave of honor ( Vienna Central Cemetery, Group 32 A, number 13) letztzubestatten - a municipal promise was redeemed by November 11 the same year. On June 9, 1907 as daughter has been designed at the grave site of a glee club Baden Baden and the Musikverein donated, by the sculptor Peter Breithut ( 1869-1930 ), cast on account of Arthur Krupp monument unveiled in the presence of Komzáks widow, son.

Komzáks musical legacy was significant: Compositions for string orchestra attacked the heir ( the widow, two sons and a daughter) to compositions for brass band and a music collection were last will and testament of the band of the 84th Infantry Regiment dedicated.

1924 was named the 22nd district of Vienna, Donau City, in memory of the most popular in his time military bandmaster of Austria the " Komzakgasse ".

Work

• 66 marches
• 21 Waltz (including Bad'ner Mad'ln, May- Magic and Fideles Wien)
• Volksoper Edelweiss, which premiered in 1892 at the Carl Theatre in Vienna (1892 in Munich by Komzák himself conducts )
• Dances and songs
• Men's choirs (for the Vienna Men's Choral Association)
• Volksliedchen and fairy tales, op 135 ( Komzák senior has composed )