Joseph Mayseder (27 October 1789 – 21 November 1863) was an

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and

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Biography

Mayseder showed musical promise from an early age, and was a student of Joseph Suche (1797),

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(1798) and

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. By the age of eleven, he was performing in public concerts at the

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. He received lessons in

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from Emanuel Aloys Förster. In 1810, he was appointed

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of the

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. In 1816, he was the violin soloist of the

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chapel orchestra, which he conducted from 1836. He was a major

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player, as well as a teacher and composer for his instrument. Among his students were the highly esteemed

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. Mayseder was the recipient of multiple awards and honorary memberships. He was appointed to the in Rome, along with

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and others. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the

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in 1862, and was an honorary member of the . He was one of 51 composers who contributed to the '. He was made an honorary citizen of Vienna in 1817. He was buried in a grave of honour in the Central Cemetery in Vienna. The ' in the Viennese was named after him in 1876.

Selected works

Concert Music *Three Violin Concertos, op. 22, 26 and 28 * for violin and orchestra, op. 35 and op. 39 *', op. 43 *' for violin and orchestra or string quartet, op. 21, 27, 29 and 30 *' for violin and orchestra or string quartet, op. 18, 23, 33, 40 (dedicated to Paganini) and 45 String quartets *Opus 5 in A major *Opus 6 in G minor *Opus 7 in A-flat major *Opus 8 in F major (') *Opus 9 in D major *Opus 23 in G major *Opus 62 in F-sharp minor *Opus 66 in D major *', with accompaniment of 2nd violin, viola and cello, op. 1, 4, 15 String quintets *Opus 50 in B minor *Opus 51 in A minor *Opus 55 in D major *Opus 65 in E-flat major *Opus 67 in E minor Violin and piano *Sonata Opus 10 *Sonata Opus 42 Piano trios *Opus 34 in E-flat major *Opus 41 in F major *Opus 51 in F major *Opus 52 in A-flat major *Opus 57 (Variations) *Opus 58 in E minor (1843) *Opus 59 in G major (1844) Piano quartets *Opus 24 in F Minor *57 ' in D Major, opus 57 *', opus 63 Church music *Mass in E-flat major, op. 64 (June 1848, Imperial Chapel of Vienna)

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