Ignaz Assmayer

Ignaz Assmayer ( born February 11, 1790 in Salzburg; † August 31, 1862 in Vienna) was an Austrian composer and church musician.

Life

Ignaz Assmayer was born in Salzburg, the son of an immigrant tailor from Tyrol. Early on, the boy's musical talent became apparent, and allowed him to get a solid musical training, especially by the Salzburg Andreas Brunmayer. Some sources report that Assmayer also was a pupil of Michael Haydn. In 1808 he became organist at St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg during a military leave. Soon he was able to record as a composer first successes. 1815 moved to Vienna and became Assmayer here disciple of Kapellmeister Antonio Salieri, as well as Vizehofkapellmeister Joseph of Eybler. As a thank you for teaching devoted Assmayer his teacher Salieri 1822 Sonata for Violin and Piano. 1824 appeared a variation Aßmayers Anton Diabelli in patriotic artist club.

1815-1818 worked Assmayer as a music teacher at a private school, then he worked as a private tutor. In 1823 he became a piano teacher and basso continuo at the Hofsängerknaben. 1824 was followed by a position as choirmaster at Vienna Schottenstift, in 1825 as second court organist alongside Simon Sechter. After he had become second Vizehofkapellmeister 1838, he was in 1846, his successor as court music director after the death of Joseph Weigl and Eybler. In 1854 he tested Anton Bruckner at the organ. Assmayer died in Schottenhof ( the Schottenstift also keeps most compositions Aßmayers ) and was buried in the Währinger general cemetery. After its abandonment he was exhumed and transferred to the Central Cemetery in Vienna.

Ignaz Assmayer was a friend of Franz Schubert, who dedicated to him his Trauerwalzer (D 65 ), and was a member of the artist association Ludlamshöhle.

Honors

Assmayer received the Golden Cross of Merit crown and Duke Robert I ( Duchy of Parma) awarded him the Herzoglich Parma'sche gold medal for art and science. 1894 Aßmayergasse facility in Vienna was named after him.

Works

Assmayer was a specialist of compositional techniques and was considered a leading representative of classicism, from which his works are strongly influenced. According took to the rejection Aßmayers with the ästehetischen change in advancing 19th century. So commented a correspondent for the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik in 1846: "It is the way a sad perception that since Weigl 's and Eibler 's death and Donizetti 's madness divide louder notorious incapacity in the first of the musical court offices Just think of the two Hofkapellmeister Assmayer. [ ... ] and Randhartinger that, not to mention other, but among which there are some excellent talent. "

• 21 shows; Mass in D, Mass in C, ed. by Hermann Dechant, Apollo Musikoffizin, Vienna
• The vow, oratorio, 1833
• Saul and David, oratorio, 1841
• Saul's death, oratorio, 1842
• Two symphonies (B- flat major, 1835, and a lost in D minor )
• Chamber Music
• Piano and Organ Works