Andreas Leonhardt (19 April 1800, Asch,

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) – 3 October 1866,

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) was an Austrian musician, composer and conductor. He was instrumental in the reorganization of the military music system in the Austrian Empire.

Life

Leonhardt was the son of a cloth merchant. After his musical education in

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, he entered the band of the infantry regiment "Kaiser Alexander" in

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in 1818. In his spare time, he studied music. With the regiment he was transferred to

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in 1820. There he also took lessons with

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, director of the Conservatory and conductor at the

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. When the regiment was transferred to

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, he remained a member of regimental music and studied composition with

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. He successfully applied for the approved position of the Regiment Kapellmeister at the time of the 27th Infantry Regiment, which was transferred to

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in 1829. With the 27th Infantry Regiment, he returned to

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in 1835, where he left the army and took over as the director of the music association for

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. When he was offered the task of the Austro-Hungarian army bandmaster in 1850, he went to Vienna and earned his services in the reorganization of the Military Music System and the founding of the Military Kapellmeister-Pensionsverein. He also composed works for symphony orchestras and military music. His son was (1838–1891), Secretary General of Austria's central bank

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Marches

* , 1853, bearb. von Deisenroth u. a., Bote & Bock 1970. * Kronprinz Rudolf–Marsch * Prinz-Eugen-Marsch, bearb. S. Somma, Helbling 1975

Literature

* ''Historische Märsche und sonstige Compositionen für das kaiserliche und königliche Heer''. Wien 1895. * * Werner, Probst: ''Armeekapellmeister Andreas Leonhard. Sein Wirken und Umfeld''. In: ''Mit klingendem Spiel'' 18, März 1995, Nr. 1, S. 12–20

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leonhardt, Andreas 1800 births 1866 deaths Austrian composers Military music composers Military musicians