Wilhelm Wiesberg (13 September 1850 – 25 August 1896), real name Wilhelm Bergamenter, was an Austrian writer and folksinger.

Life

Born in Vienna, Wiesberg acted in children's comedies at the Vienna

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and was an employee of the magazines '' Figaro'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Der Floh''. After he lost his job, he became a folk singer. Wiesberg wrote 72

Posse mit Gesang ''Posse mit Gesang'' ("farce with singing", plural: Possen) is a form of popular German-language music drama, that developed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Early examples are sometimes called 'Possenspil' or 'Possenspiel'. It is also som ...

, 30 solo scenes and more than 1000 songs. He often worked together with

Johann Sioly Johann Sioly (26 March 1843 – 8 April 1911) was an Austrian folksinger and Wienerlied composer. Life Born in Vienna, Sioly studied violin from 1853 to 1859 and was a pianist and composer in various Viennese folk singing societies from 1861. ...

and Wilhelm Seidl. Wiesberg died in Vienna at age 45. His grave is located at the Dornbacher Friedhof in Vienna (Gruppe 3, Nummer 12).

Work

* 1875: ''Der Kaninchenfresser'', Schwank mit Gesang. * 1885, 1886: ''Mein’ Vaterstadt in Lied und Wort.'' volumes * 1885: ''Wiener Couplets für Pianoforte und Gesang, gesungen von Wiesberg.'' * 1885: ''Duette für 2 Singstimmen und Pianoforte v. Seidl und Wiesberg.'' * 1890: ''Eine kleine Tanz-Chronik'' * 1891: ''À la Klapphorn. Posse.'' * 1893: ''Fest-Gedicht zur 25jähr. Gründungs-Feier des demokratischen Vereines am Neubau.''Katalogblatt Universitätsbibliothek Wien
/ref> * 1894: ''Draußt und herinn'', couplet for Josef Modl * ''All's fahrt am Rad!'', Scherzlied, music

* ''Da hat der Aff a Freud'' * ''Das is G'schmacksachn'', komisches Originallied * ''Der Trompeter von Säckingen'', Solo scene for Josef Modl * ''Die letzte Stunde eines Junggesellen'', Solo scene *''Die Näherin!'', music: Johann Sioly

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auf Willhelm Wiesberg in "Wiener Bilder", 6 September 1896, page 11 (bei Austrian Newspapers online) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiesberg, Wilhelm 19th-century Austrian writers 19th-century Austrian male singers Wienerlied 1850 births 1896 deaths Writers from Vienna

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