Alphons Czibulka

Alfons Czibulka ( born May 14, 1842 in church plan; † October 27, 1894 in Vienna ) was an Austro- Hungarian military bandmaster and composer. He is related neither to the writer Alfonso of Czibulka still with the composer Adolphi Czibulka.

Life

First Czibulka was Kapellmeister at the French Opera House in Odessa and at the National Theatre in Innsbruck, 1865, he was next to Francis of Suppè second Kapellmeister at the Carl Theatre in Vienna.

From 1866 to 1869 Alfons Czibulka served as a military bandmaster in the Austro-Hungarian Infantry Regiment No. 17 in Bolzano, from 1869 to 1870 in the same position at the " 23ern " in Petrovaradin, then 1871 at the Infantry Regiment No. 20 in Krakow.

Military successes as a conductor and composer dance had Czibulka as Kapellmeister at Infantry Regiment No. 25 in Prague from 1872 to 1880 this year., He became the representative of Austria -Hungary, the International Concours for military orchestra in Brussels. The Betrothed with Rudolf of Austria - Hungary Belgian Princess Stephanie he dedicated the Stephanie - Gavotte, which was one of the most popular salon music works from the 19th century.

From 1880 to 1883 Czibulka military band was at the Infantry Regiment No. 44 in Trieste. 1884 his operetta Pentecost was premiered in Florence in Vienna; her triumph led them across different platforms Austria -Hungary, Germany and Italy to the United States of America.

As a military bandmaster in the Infantry Regiment No. 31 in Vienna from 1883 to 1887, he organized much acclaimed " composer evenings " together with the musicians of the " 30s " and Carl Czerny ( not related to the piano teacher ). As music director of civil Czibulka In 1889 was conductor of the "Concert House Flora " in Hamburg. From 1891 to 1894 he again served as a military band at the " 19ern " in Vienna.

Alfons Czibulka is buried at the Central Cemetery in Vienna. In 1938 in Vienna Simmering ( 11th district ) was named the Czibulkagasse after him.

Compositions

Alfons Czibulka wrote about 400 works, especially marches and Viennese dance music. From his stage works, the operetta had Whitsuntide in Florence ( 1884) and The Soldier of Fortune (1887 ) the most successful. A substantial part of his compositions is preserved in the music collection of the Vienna City Library.

The most successful were:

  • Archduke Friedrich -Marsch Op 286 (1878)
  • Stephanie - Gavotte, Op 312 (1880)
  • The Danube beach, march op 339 (1887)
  • To you! , Waltz Serenade, Op 390 (1894)
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