Ignaz (Franz) von Mosel (1 April 1772 – 8 April 1844) was an Austrian court official, composer and music writer.

Life

Born in Vienna, Mosel entered the royal Bancal-Staatsbuchhaltung (State Bank Bookkeepers) in 1797, later joining the Obersthofmeisteramt and finally the royal Hofrath. He became the first 'kustos' of the court library. In 1812 he was the first conductor in Vienna to use a baton, whilst conducting a memorial concert with . He conducted and organized the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde's music festivals (set up by Andreas Streicher) from 1812 to 1816, including the

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concerts at the Winterreitschule, which ultimately led to the foundation of the society and its choir, which developed into the Wiener Singverein. On 18 July 1818 he was raised to the nobility and from 1820 he served as vice-director of the court theatre, though he had little influence on the

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after

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took it over. From 1821 he was vice-director of the Hofbibliothek and from 1829 its director. He also bore the title of 'hofrat' or court councilor.

Influence

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). He also personally supported the Wiener Sängerknaben. A street in Vienna's

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district was named the 'Moselgasse' after him in 1974. A memorial plaque also stands on his family tomb in the

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(Gr. 44 Nr. 46).

Works

Musical compositions

* ''Die Feuerprobe''. Opera (1812) * ''

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''. Lyrical tragedy (1813, Libretto:

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) * '' Cyrus und Astyages''. Opera (1818, Libretto:

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after

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) * ''Die Horatier'' (1843) * Lieder * Psalms * Choral works * Music for plays * Orchestral works * Marches

Books

* ''Versuch einer Aesthetik des dramatischen Tonsatzes''. Wien 1813. * ''Über das Leben und die Werke des

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''. Wallishausser: Wien, 1827 (Reprint: Bock: Bad Honnef, 1999). * ''Geschichte der k.k. Hofbibliothek zu Wien''. Beck, Wien 1835. * ''Über die Originalpartitur des Requiems von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart''. A. Strauß's sel. Witwe, Wien 1839. * ''Nekrolog des großen Tonsetzers, Herrn Abbé

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''. Braumüller, Wien 1864.

Edited editions

* G. F. Händel (Ed.: Mozart/Mosel): '' Timotheus oder die Gewalt der Musik'' (

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, Wiener Singverein –

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)

Bibliography

* https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/BLK%C3%96:Mosel,_Ignaz_Franz_Edler_von *

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: ''Ignaz von Mosel (1772–1844). Biographie und Beziehungen zu den Zeitgenossen''. Dissertation, Wien 1962 * Felix Czeike: ''Historisches Lexikon Wien Bd. 4''. Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien 1995 * Till Gerrit Waidelich: ''Das K. K. Hofburgtheater, die Vorstadtbühnen und die unendliche Vielfalt der Gestaltung von Schauspielmusik in Wien''. In:

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(editor): ''Theater mit Musik. 400 Jahre Schauspielmusik im europäischen Theater. Bedingungen – Strategien – Wahrnehmungen'', .

External links

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