Eusebius Mandyczewski

Eusebius Mandyczewski (Romanian: Eusebie Mandicevschi; born August 18, 1857 in Chernivtsi, † July 13, 1929 in Vienna ) was an Austrian musicologist and composer of Romanian origin.

Life

Eusebius Mandyczewski, descendant of an old Greek Orthodox priest family, began to compose during his time at the German Gymnasium in Czernowitz. He studied music theory with Martin Gustav Nottebohm and musicology with Eduard Hanslick. In 1879 he met Johannes Brahms, with whom he became close friends until his death. Since 1896, he taught music history, and later of instruments, harmony, counterpoint and composition at the Conservatory of the Society of Friends of Music. In 1887 he became director of the Vienna Academy of Music and archivist of the Society of Friends of Music. In the same year his honorary doctorate from the University of Leipzig was awarded. He was one of the main initiators of the total expenditure of the works of Franz Schubert, Haydn and Johannes Brahms. In 1901 married Eusebius Mandyczewski Albina Vest, singing teacher and director of the Women's Chorus of the Vienna Friends of Music Society.

His grave is located in Vienna's Central Cemetery (Group 0, number 1, number 99).

Works

He composed orthodox trade shows, piano music, song cycles, male choirs, as well as variations on themes by Handel for piano.