Johann Evangelist Brandl
Johann Evangelist Brandl (14 November 1760 – 26 May 1837) was a German composer and music director.
Life[edit]
Brandl was born in 1760 in Rohr Abbey, near Regensburg, and studied violin and piano there in his early years. In 1770 he went to a monastery in Munich, where he was a chorister; from 1774 he was educated at a seminary in Neuburg an der Donau. From 1778 he studied composition with R. Schlecht in Eichstätt. In 1779 he entered Holy Cross Monastery, Donauwörth as a novice, but, realizing that he was not suited to monastic life, was soon released.[1][2][3]
During the following years he became known for his violin playing and compositions. He was appointed in 1784 as Kapellmeister to Prince Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. From 1789 he was music director for the Bishop of Bruchsal. In 1806 he went to Karlsruhe, where he was music director for the Grand Duke of Baden; he remained until his death in 1837.[1][2][3]
Works[edit]
He composed an opera Hermann; a monodrama Hero; and many symphonies, serenades, quartets and other works.[1] François-Joseph Fétis described his songs as "remarkable for the beauty of the melodies".[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Gehring, Franz (1900). . In Grove, George (ed.). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company.
- ^ a b c Birkner, Günter. "Brandl, Johann" Neue Deutsche Biographie, 1955.
- ^ a b Arrey von Dommer (1876), "Brandl, Johann", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 3, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 250
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