Ferdinand Kauer (18/01/1751 - 13/04/1831), an Austrian composer and pianist, from Dyjįkovicky (Moravia).
| Source: | The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians |
Ferdinand Kauer (1751-1831) was born in Moravia, studied in Hungary, and settled in Vienna around 1777. He directed the Leopoldstadt Theater Music School and by the 1790's had become known for his popular Singspiels, a type of operatic drama. In addition to his successful stage works, he composed several tutorial methods for violin, flute and piano. A tragic flood in 1830 destroyed all Kauer's possessions, including most of his scores. He continued to work as the second viola payer in the Leopoldstadt Theater orchestra until his death a year later. His 12 Neue Ungarische Tanze reflect the influence of roaming Gypsy orchestras upon many composers of this era.
Requiem (3x)
| Period: | Early Romanticism |
| Musical form: | masses |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
Ferdinand Kauer wrote one Officium defunctorum, which is
still extand, and three requiem masses, which are lost.
| Source: | The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
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| Contributor: | Tassos Dimitriadis |