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Franz Seraphin Lauska [1] (13 January 1764 – 18 April 1825), baptised as Franciscus Ignatius Joannes Nepomucensis Carolus Boromaeus, [2] was a Moravian pianist, composer, and teacher of Giacomo Meyerbeer. [3] The name "Seraphin" was a later name affix, which Lauska never used. [2] Lauska was considered "one of the most brilliant executants of his time." [4]

Biography

Lauska was born in Brno, and may have been a student of Johann Georg Albrechtsberger while studying in Vienna in 1784. He also spent time in Italy, played chamber music while serving at the Bavarian court in Munich, taught in Copenhagen from 1794 to 1798, and then moved to Berlin. [5] [6] There he performed as a pianist, wrote music, and was a piano teacher of the Prussian royal family and the young Giacomo Meyerbeer. He conducted the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin in rehearsals while Carl Friedrich Zelter was away in 1802 and later became a member of Zelter's Liedertafel. Lauska probably knew Beethoven, for whom he read proofs, and was friends with Carl Maria von Weber, [5] who dedicated his second sonata in A-flat major to Lauska. [4] [7] Around 1816 he gave piano lessons to Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. [8] He died in Berlin, aged 61.

Works

Lauska wrote a great deal of piano music (approximately 25 sonatas, rondos, variations, polonaises, capriccios, etc.), much of it technically undemanding and intended for beginners, amateurs, and his pupils. His music is uncomplicated and typical of the musical style at the time. [5] The following list of works is incomplete. A complete, dated catalogue of works has been published recently. [2]

  • Piano music:
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 1, for harpsichord or piano (Hamburg, ca. 1795) OCLC  497820429, 165292651
    • Menuette varié, for piano, on a theme from Sonata, op. 1 (Copenhagen, no date) OCLC  165292653, 474081654
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 4, for harpsichord or piano (Hamburg, ca. 1797) OCLC  300130484, 658645635
    • Eine grosse Sonate für's Pianoforte, Op. 6 (Hamburg, 1797) OCLC  254804106, 658645649, 478681395, 165292654 OCLC  165292654
    • Sonata, Op. 7, for piano (Hamburg, 1797) OCLC  658645663
    • Eight variations for piano on the air "Ich küsse dich o Schleier" from Geister Insel by Reichard (Munich, 1799) OCLC  497820508
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 9 (Hamburg, ca. 1800) OCLC  497820468
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 10 (Hamburg, ca. 1800) OCLC  497820474
    • Sonata, Op. 20, for piano (Leipzig, ca. 1812) OCLC  180641536, 122399892, 165292656
    • Polonaise, Op. 23 (Leipzig, ca. 1815) OCLC  315226638
    • Polonoise, Op. 25 (Leipzig, ca. 1809) OCLC  165278132
    • Sonata, Op. 26 (Leipzig, ca. 1810) OCLC  315226921
    • Rondeau and polonaise, Op. 27 (Berlin, ca. 1815) OCLC  632794135
    • Deux grandes polonaises en forme de rondeau, Op. 29 (Berlin, ca. 1812) OCLC  634045589, 315223658, 497820411
    • Capriccio, Op. 32, for piano (Leipzig, ca. 1815) OCLC  180641485, 165292640
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 34 (Berlin, no date) OCLC  165292660
    • Sonata, Op. 35 (Berlin, no date) OCLC  165292661
    • Capriccio and Polacca, Op. 36, for piano (Leipzig, ca. 1819) OCLC  165292638, 315227820
    • Petites Variations sur l'air Vive Henry IV, Op. 36 (also) (C.C. Lose, Copenhagen, ca. 1820s?) ( ÖNB)
    • Sonate brillante, Op. 37 (Leipzig, ca. 1818) OCLC  315227464, 165292663
    • Capriccio e Variazioni sopra una Canzonetta Boemica (To gsau Kone, to gsau Kone, to gsau Kone...), Op. 38 (Leipzig, CF Peters, ca. 1818) [9]
    • Polonoise, Op. 42, for piano (Leipzig, no. date) OCLC  165292644
    • Rondeaux brillants et agréables, Op. 44 (Leipzig, ca. 1820) OCLC  165292649
    • Sonate agreeable, Op. 46 (Leipzig, no date) OCLC  165292665
    • Der Fackeltanz, for piano four hands (Berlin, ca. 1823) OCLC  315785836, 230131300
  • Chamber music:
    • Sonate facile, Op. 18, for piano and violin (Munich, 1802–1803) [5]
    • Sonata, Op. 28, for piano and cello (Berlin, ca. 1812) OCLC  56763134, 315223723, 497820495
    • Introduzzione e rondoletto for piano and cello (Berlin, ca. 1818–1819) [5]
  • Vocal music:
    • Neun deutsche Lieder und Variationen, Op. 2, for voice and piano (Hamburg, 1792) [5] OCLC  475178942, 165292641, 473129820
    • Lied von den Militair-Eleven (Munich, 1806) OCLC  644149184
    • Twelve songs for voice and guitar (Hamburg, before 1821) [5] OCLC  610971586
    • Fünf Tafel-Lieder für Männerstimmen, [5] for the Liedertafel in Berlin (Berlin, ca. 1826) OCLC  315231028
    • Mass [5]
    • Quando corpus morietur for 4 voices (1825) [5]
  • Orchestral and Concertante works
    • Concerto for harpsichord or piano and orchestra [5]

Notes

  1. ^ Lauska has also been spelled Louska and Lausca. Alternative forenames include Franz Seraphicus, Franz Seraphim, Franz Seraphinus, and František Ignác. See Wagner 2001; Seraphin and Seraphim at WorldCat.
  2. ^ a b c Anke Sieber: Franz Lauska (1764–1825). Biographie, Briefe, Werkverzeichnis, Göttingen: Hainholz 2016.
  3. ^ Wagner 2001; Letellier 1999, p. 171; Brzoska 2001; Thompson 1975, p. 1221.
  4. ^ a b The Monthly Musical Record (1 September 1891). View at Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wagner 2001.
  6. ^ Letellier 1999, pp. 171, 255.
  7. ^ Weber: Also see the score of the 2nd piano sonata at IMSLP.
  8. ^ Todd, R. Larry, ed. (2013). Mendelssohn Essays. p.8.
  9. ^ See ÖNB. Plate 1401 suggests ca.1818 (or so, that is, ca., again) ; see IMSLP's list of Peters plate numbers. May be listed in a late 1810s Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung issue or a contemporary magazine, which would settle the date more closely.

Sources

  • Brzoska, Matthias (2001). "Meyerbeer [Beer], Giacomo [Jakob Liebmann Meyer]" in Sadie 2001.
  • Meyerbeer, Giacomo; Letellier, Robert Ignatius, editor (1999). The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer, Volume 1, 1791–1839. Madison, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN  978-0-8386-3789-0.
  • Sieber, Anke (2016): Franz Lauska (1764–1825). Biographie, Briefe, Werkverzeichnis. Göttingen: Hainholz ISBN  978-3-86988-219-2.
  • Thompson, Oscar; Bohle, Bruce, editors (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians (tenth edition, edited by Bruce Bohle). New York: Dodd, Mead. ISBN  978-0-396-07005-4.
  • Sadie, Stanley, editor (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition. London: Macmillan. ISBN  978-1-56159-239-5 (hardcover). OCLC  419285866 (eBook).
  • Wagner, Undine (2001). "Lauska [Louska, Lausca], Franz [Franz Seraphicus; Franz Seraphinus; František Ignác]" in Sadie 2001.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Franz Seraphin Lauska [1] (13 January 1764 – 18 April 1825), baptised as Franciscus Ignatius Joannes Nepomucensis Carolus Boromaeus, [2] was a Moravian pianist, composer, and teacher of Giacomo Meyerbeer. [3] The name "Seraphin" was a later name affix, which Lauska never used. [2] Lauska was considered "one of the most brilliant executants of his time." [4]

Biography

Lauska was born in Brno, and may have been a student of Johann Georg Albrechtsberger while studying in Vienna in 1784. He also spent time in Italy, played chamber music while serving at the Bavarian court in Munich, taught in Copenhagen from 1794 to 1798, and then moved to Berlin. [5] [6] There he performed as a pianist, wrote music, and was a piano teacher of the Prussian royal family and the young Giacomo Meyerbeer. He conducted the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin in rehearsals while Carl Friedrich Zelter was away in 1802 and later became a member of Zelter's Liedertafel. Lauska probably knew Beethoven, for whom he read proofs, and was friends with Carl Maria von Weber, [5] who dedicated his second sonata in A-flat major to Lauska. [4] [7] Around 1816 he gave piano lessons to Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. [8] He died in Berlin, aged 61.

Works

Lauska wrote a great deal of piano music (approximately 25 sonatas, rondos, variations, polonaises, capriccios, etc.), much of it technically undemanding and intended for beginners, amateurs, and his pupils. His music is uncomplicated and typical of the musical style at the time. [5] The following list of works is incomplete. A complete, dated catalogue of works has been published recently. [2]

  • Piano music:
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 1, for harpsichord or piano (Hamburg, ca. 1795) OCLC  497820429, 165292651
    • Menuette varié, for piano, on a theme from Sonata, op. 1 (Copenhagen, no date) OCLC  165292653, 474081654
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 4, for harpsichord or piano (Hamburg, ca. 1797) OCLC  300130484, 658645635
    • Eine grosse Sonate für's Pianoforte, Op. 6 (Hamburg, 1797) OCLC  254804106, 658645649, 478681395, 165292654 OCLC  165292654
    • Sonata, Op. 7, for piano (Hamburg, 1797) OCLC  658645663
    • Eight variations for piano on the air "Ich küsse dich o Schleier" from Geister Insel by Reichard (Munich, 1799) OCLC  497820508
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 9 (Hamburg, ca. 1800) OCLC  497820468
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 10 (Hamburg, ca. 1800) OCLC  497820474
    • Sonata, Op. 20, for piano (Leipzig, ca. 1812) OCLC  180641536, 122399892, 165292656
    • Polonaise, Op. 23 (Leipzig, ca. 1815) OCLC  315226638
    • Polonoise, Op. 25 (Leipzig, ca. 1809) OCLC  165278132
    • Sonata, Op. 26 (Leipzig, ca. 1810) OCLC  315226921
    • Rondeau and polonaise, Op. 27 (Berlin, ca. 1815) OCLC  632794135
    • Deux grandes polonaises en forme de rondeau, Op. 29 (Berlin, ca. 1812) OCLC  634045589, 315223658, 497820411
    • Capriccio, Op. 32, for piano (Leipzig, ca. 1815) OCLC  180641485, 165292640
    • Grande Sonate, Op. 34 (Berlin, no date) OCLC  165292660
    • Sonata, Op. 35 (Berlin, no date) OCLC  165292661
    • Capriccio and Polacca, Op. 36, for piano (Leipzig, ca. 1819) OCLC  165292638, 315227820
    • Petites Variations sur l'air Vive Henry IV, Op. 36 (also) (C.C. Lose, Copenhagen, ca. 1820s?) ( ÖNB)
    • Sonate brillante, Op. 37 (Leipzig, ca. 1818) OCLC  315227464, 165292663
    • Capriccio e Variazioni sopra una Canzonetta Boemica (To gsau Kone, to gsau Kone, to gsau Kone...), Op. 38 (Leipzig, CF Peters, ca. 1818) [9]
    • Polonoise, Op. 42, for piano (Leipzig, no. date) OCLC  165292644
    • Rondeaux brillants et agréables, Op. 44 (Leipzig, ca. 1820) OCLC  165292649
    • Sonate agreeable, Op. 46 (Leipzig, no date) OCLC  165292665
    • Der Fackeltanz, for piano four hands (Berlin, ca. 1823) OCLC  315785836, 230131300
  • Chamber music:
    • Sonate facile, Op. 18, for piano and violin (Munich, 1802–1803) [5]
    • Sonata, Op. 28, for piano and cello (Berlin, ca. 1812) OCLC  56763134, 315223723, 497820495
    • Introduzzione e rondoletto for piano and cello (Berlin, ca. 1818–1819) [5]
  • Vocal music:
    • Neun deutsche Lieder und Variationen, Op. 2, for voice and piano (Hamburg, 1792) [5] OCLC  475178942, 165292641, 473129820
    • Lied von den Militair-Eleven (Munich, 1806) OCLC  644149184
    • Twelve songs for voice and guitar (Hamburg, before 1821) [5] OCLC  610971586
    • Fünf Tafel-Lieder für Männerstimmen, [5] for the Liedertafel in Berlin (Berlin, ca. 1826) OCLC  315231028
    • Mass [5]
    • Quando corpus morietur for 4 voices (1825) [5]
  • Orchestral and Concertante works
    • Concerto for harpsichord or piano and orchestra [5]

Notes

  1. ^ Lauska has also been spelled Louska and Lausca. Alternative forenames include Franz Seraphicus, Franz Seraphim, Franz Seraphinus, and František Ignác. See Wagner 2001; Seraphin and Seraphim at WorldCat.
  2. ^ a b c Anke Sieber: Franz Lauska (1764–1825). Biographie, Briefe, Werkverzeichnis, Göttingen: Hainholz 2016.
  3. ^ Wagner 2001; Letellier 1999, p. 171; Brzoska 2001; Thompson 1975, p. 1221.
  4. ^ a b The Monthly Musical Record (1 September 1891). View at Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wagner 2001.
  6. ^ Letellier 1999, pp. 171, 255.
  7. ^ Weber: Also see the score of the 2nd piano sonata at IMSLP.
  8. ^ Todd, R. Larry, ed. (2013). Mendelssohn Essays. p.8.
  9. ^ See ÖNB. Plate 1401 suggests ca.1818 (or so, that is, ca., again) ; see IMSLP's list of Peters plate numbers. May be listed in a late 1810s Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung issue or a contemporary magazine, which would settle the date more closely.

Sources

  • Brzoska, Matthias (2001). "Meyerbeer [Beer], Giacomo [Jakob Liebmann Meyer]" in Sadie 2001.
  • Meyerbeer, Giacomo; Letellier, Robert Ignatius, editor (1999). The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer, Volume 1, 1791–1839. Madison, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN  978-0-8386-3789-0.
  • Sieber, Anke (2016): Franz Lauska (1764–1825). Biographie, Briefe, Werkverzeichnis. Göttingen: Hainholz ISBN  978-3-86988-219-2.
  • Thompson, Oscar; Bohle, Bruce, editors (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians (tenth edition, edited by Bruce Bohle). New York: Dodd, Mead. ISBN  978-0-396-07005-4.
  • Sadie, Stanley, editor (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition. London: Macmillan. ISBN  978-1-56159-239-5 (hardcover). OCLC  419285866 (eBook).
  • Wagner, Undine (2001). "Lauska [Louska, Lausca], Franz [Franz Seraphicus; Franz Seraphinus; František Ignác]" in Sadie 2001.

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