Johann Simon Mayr
Also recorded as Giovanni Simone Mayr
Johann Simon Mayr
Heinrich Eduard Winter · This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID btv1b8422462q · Public domain
- Born
- 1763. · Mendorf.
- Died
- 1845. · Bergamo.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Bavaria.
- Occupation
- composer.
- Fields
- opera, classical, liturgical and oratorio.
- Education
- University of Ingolstadt.
- Known for
- Ginevra di Scozia, La Lodoiska, Medea in Corinto, Fedra and Demetrio.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Work and production
Johann Simon Mayr studied at University of Ingolstadt. Gaetano Donizetti is recorded as having studied under Johann Simon Mayr. The recorded working language is Italian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, classical, liturgical and oratorio. Positions recorded include chapelmaster. Works named in the authority record are Ginevra di Scozia, La Lodoiska, Medea in Corinto, Fedra and Demetrio. Work by Johann Simon Mayr is recorded in the collections of Procuratoria di San Marco musical archive.
Works recorded as notable number 5: Ginevra di Scozia, La Lodoiska, Medea in Corinto, Fedra and Demetrio. His recorded genres are opera, classical, liturgical and oratorio.
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Johann Simon Mayr appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a composer, conductor and “Musikdirektor” (14 June 1763 – 2 December 1845). Johann Simon Mayr was born on 14 June 1763; the birthplace is Mendorf, Germany, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Johann Simon Mayr died on 2 December 1845; the place of death is recorded as Bergamo by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Bergame (Italie) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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1845
Johann Simon Mayr died at Bergamo.
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Mendorf.
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Bergamo.
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Johann Simon Mayr und Mozart, Mozart Studien Band 8, 1998
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- 1.Jerome Roche, revised by Rodobaldo Tibaldi. Bergamo. Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. 2002. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02774.
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Johann Simon Mayr studied at University of Ingolstadt. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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