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Born in Praha, there he became 1839 director of music at the dome. He was estimated as most talented, but he used to have a most expensived style of live. For this he shall have sold a Stradivari, wich was owned by the dome. 1843 he was dimissed and then was on several locations, but never for long. So he had to live from his church music compositions, and those were most beloved, no other composer was as spread amoungst at least the choirs in South Germany and Austria. His style varies from a Mozart like up to a early Caecilian. His works are often for rural choirs, that means not too demanding. But also larger and more difficult works are to be found. Although he works not always too careful, he surely was a talented and experienced composer with a sense for melodic lines.
Born in Praha, there he became 1839 director of music at the dome. He was deemed to be most talented, but he lived a most expensive style of life. To support this extravigent lifestyle he sold a valuable Stradivarius violin which was owned by the dome. This fact was discovered in 1843, when he was dismissed for this crime. Without a church to call home he wandered through several different towns and villages, but never stayed in any one place for too long. During this period he had to support himself from sales of his church music compositions.  Luckly this was sucessful because his music was well loved. No other composer's works enjoyed as widespread performance amongst the choirs in South Germany and Austria. His musical style varies from a composer such as Mozart, and is more in keeping with that of an early Caecilian. His works were often written for rural choirs, meaning that they were not too musically demanding. In spite of this larger and more difficult works can be found in his repertoire. Although his works were sometimes judged to not have been "carefully" composed, he surely was a talented and experienced composer, well loved by his public, who had an innate sense for composing a beautiful melodic line.
 


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Life

Born: 02 June 1807

Died: 28 November 1861

Biography

Born in Praha, there he became 1839 director of music at the dome. He was deemed to be most talented, but he lived a most expensive style of life. To support this extravigent lifestyle he sold a valuable Stradivarius violin which was owned by the dome. This fact was discovered in 1843, when he was dismissed for this crime. Without a church to call home he wandered through several different towns and villages, but never stayed in any one place for too long. During this period he had to support himself from sales of his church music compositions. Luckly this was sucessful because his music was well loved. No other composer's works enjoyed as widespread performance amongst the choirs in South Germany and Austria. His musical style varies from a composer such as Mozart, and is more in keeping with that of an early Caecilian. His works were often written for rural choirs, meaning that they were not too musically demanding. In spite of this larger and more difficult works can be found in his repertoire. Although his works were sometimes judged to not have been "carefully" composed, he surely was a talented and experienced composer, well loved by his public, who had an innate sense for composing a beautiful melodic line.


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