Conradin Kreutzer or Kreuzer (22 November 1780 – 14 December 1849) was a German composer and conductor. His works include the operas ''

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'' and

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to ''Der Verschwender'', both produced in 1834 in Vienna.

Biography

Born in Meßkirch, Baden, Kreutzer abandoned his studies in the law ( University of Freiburg) and went to Vienna about 1804, where he met

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and may have studied with Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, while he tried his hand unsuccessfully at

singspiel A Singspiel (; plural: ; ) is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like ...

en. He spent 1811–12 in Stuttgart, where at least three of his operas were staged and he was awarded the post of Hofkapellmeister. He was from 1812 to 1816 Kapellmeister to the king of Württemberg. Once he was successful, he became a prolific composer, and wrote a number of operas for the Theater am Kärntnertor,

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and Theater an der Wien Vienna, which have disappeared from the stage. In 1840, he became conductor of the opera at Cologne. His daughters, Cecilia and Marie Kreutzer, were sopranos of some renown. Kreutzer owes his fame almost exclusively to ''Das Nachtlager in Granada'' (1834), which kept the stage for half a century in spite of changes in musical taste. It was written in the style of Carl Maria von Weber. The same qualities are found in Kreutzer's part-songs for men's voices, which at one time were extremely popular in Germany. Among these "Das ist der Tag des Herrn" ("The Lord's Day"). His Septet for wind and strings, Op. 62, remains in the

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repertory. He was one of the 50 composers who wrote a variation on a waltz of

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for Part II of the "

Vaterländischer Künstlerverein ''Vaterländischer Künstlerverein'' was a collaborative musical publication or anthology, incorporating 83 variations for piano on a theme by Anton Diabelli, written by 51 composers living in or associated with Austria. It was published in t ...

" (published 1824). He died in

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Selected works

Operas * ''Die Alpenhütte'', Oper ( August von Kotzebue), 1 March 1815, Stuttgart * ''Libussa'', romantische Oper (

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) 4 December 1822, Vienna, Theater am Kärntnertor * ''Melusina'', romantische Oper ( Franz Grillparzer) 27 February 1833, Berlin, Königstädtisches Theater * ''

'', romantische Oper (Karl Johann Braun von Braunthal) 13 January 1834, Vienna,

Chamber works * Septet in E-flat, Op. 62 for clarinet, horn, bassoon, string trio, double bass (c.1816) * Clarinet Trio in E-flat major, Op. 43 * Duo in C major * Fantasia for Bassoon in F major * Variations in G for the Chromatic Trumpet * Variations in B-flat major for Bassoon and Piano Orchestral works * Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 42 (1818) * Piano Concerto No. 2 in C-minor, Op. 50 (1822) * Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 65 Choral works * Te Deum in D major, KWV 3301 * ''Abendlied'' Vocal works * ''Das Mühlrad'' song for Soprano, Clarinet and Pianoforte * ''Frühlingsglaube'' Piano work * ''Romanza'' for piano

References

External links

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Conradin Kreutzer: Briefe – Gesamtausgabe
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