Gottfried von Preyer
Illustration — Gottfried Preyer, 1840. Gottfried von Preyer (15 March 1807 – 9 May 1901) was an Austrian composer, conductor and teacher.
Gottfried von Preyer
August Prinzhofer (1816-1885) · Public domain
- Born
- 1807 · Hausbrunn.
- Died
- 1901 · Vienna.
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · teacher · art collector · pedagogue · chapelmaster
- Teachers
- Simon Sechter
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great · Knight Commander of the Order of St. Sylvester
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Gottfried Preyer, 1840. Gottfried von Preyer (15 March 1807 – 9 May 1901) was an Austrian composer, conductor and teacher.
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Training under Simon Sechter is recorded. Adolf Pollitzer is recorded as having studied under Gottfried von Preyer. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Vienna. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of St.
Preyer was born in Hausbrunn and studied with Simon Sechter from 1828 to 1834. He became professor of harmony and composition at the Vienna Conservatory in 1839, and from 1844 to 1849 he was director of the conservatory. He was organist of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna for 57 years. He founded children's hospital Gottfried von Preyer'sches Kinderspital bearing his name. He died in Vienna, aged 94. Preyer attributed his long career to his teetotalism and vegetarian diet.
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Preyer composed over 600 pieces of sacred and secular music, only a few of which were printed: 4 requiems, 5 Te Deums, around 25 masses, hymns and responsories, organ works, symphonies, string quartets and songs. The oratorio Noah and the operas Walladmor, Die Freymannshöhle and Amaranth are well known. His compositions of sacred music are still part of the standard repertoire of church music today
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1807
Gottfried von Preyer born at Hausbrunn.
1901
Gottfried von Preyer died at Vienna.
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Formation and teaching. He trained under Simon Sechter. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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