Rudolf Sieczyński
Illustration — Rudolf Sieczyński (1937). Rudolf Sieczyński (February 23, 1879, Vienna – May 5, 1952, Vienna) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams), whose melody and lyrics he wrote in 1914.
Rudolf Sieczyński
photographer unknown · Musica - Festschrift herausgegeben von der Kapellmeisterunion Österreichs anläßlich der Ersten österreichischen Kapellmeister-Tagung Wien-Baden 5. bis 9. Juli 1937. · Public domain
- Born
- 1879 · Vienna.
- Died
- 1952 · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- composer · poet lawyer · writer · librettist · beamter
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- music · libretto
- Honours
- Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
- Languages
- German
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Born at Vienna in 1879, died in Vienna in 1952.
The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is music and libretto. Distinctions recorded are Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna.
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