Rudolf Kattnigg (9 April 1895, in

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– 2 September 1955, in

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) was an

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and conductor.

Life and career

Kattnigg studied

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under

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at the Vienna State Academy for music and visual arts. After completing his music studies, he was given a post as a professor there in the 1920s. In 1928 he assumed the post of Director of the

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Conservatorium, as well as becoming the conductor of the symphony orchestra there. These jobs were interspersed with engagements in

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and

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. His works include

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s, works for

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and

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, as well as

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. Characteristic features of his compositions are the instrumentation and the manipulation of melodies, songs and his native folk songs.

Selected works

Operettas

* ''Der Prinz von Thule'' (1935) (''The Prince of Thule'') * '' Balkanliebe'' (1936) (''Balkan Love'') * ''Mädels vom Rhein'' (''Rhinemaidens'') * ''Donna Miranda'' * ''Kaiserin Katharina'' (1935) (''Empress Catherine'') * ''Bel Ami'' (1949)

Other works

* ''Slowenische Tänze'' (''Slovenian Dances'') * ''Piano Concerto'' (1934, published 1936)publication date fro
Hofmeisters Monatsberichte, October 1936

Sources

Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language Wikipedia article (retrieved September, 2007).

External links

Rudolf Kattnigg
1895 births 1955 deaths 20th-century classical composers 20th-century male musicians Austrian classical composers Austrian male classical composers Pupils of Joseph Marx {{austria-composer-stub