Augustin Kubizek (15 October 1918 – 24 March 2009) was an Austrian

choir conductor Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties ...

and composer. He was the oldest son of August Kubizek, who was a childhood friend of Adolf Hitler.Hitler's Vienna: A Portrait of the Tyrant As a Young Man – Page 415 Brigitte Hamann, Hans Mommsen – 2010 "Kubizek's three sons became teachers and musicians. Augustin Kubizek is a well-known choir conductor and composer. "

Works, editions and recordings

* ''Gaudia matris'' – on collection ''Jakobs Stern ist aufgegangen'' CD Carus Verlag

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kubizek, Augustin Austrian male composers Austrian composers 1918 births 2009 deaths Musicians from Vienna 20th-century male musicians