Josef Gänsbacher (6 October 1829 in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

– 5 June 1911 ibid) was an Austrian music educator.

Life

Gänsbacher was the son of the composer and conductor

Johann Baptist Gänsbacher Johann Baptist Gänsbacher (8 May 1778 in Sterzing – 13 July 1844 in Vienna), Austrian musical composer, was born in 1778 in Sterzing in the County of Tyrol. His father, a schoolmaster and teacher of music, undertook his son's early education, ...

. He studied law at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich h ...

. In 1855 he graduated with a doctorate in law. He took singing lessons from and Hollup. From 1863 to 1904 he was active as a singing teacher at the

Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde The Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (), also known as the Wiener Musikverein (German for 'Viennese Music Association'), is an Austrian music organization that was founded in 1812 by Joseph Sonnleithner, general secretary of the Court Thea ...

. At his time he belonged to Vienna's most respected Stimmbildner.

Leopold Demuth Leopold Demuth (real name ''Leopold Pokorny'' (2 November 1861 in Brno – 4 March 1910 in Czernowitz) was a Moravian operatic baritone. He was celebrated in particular for his successful performances in works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giu ...

, Nikolaus Rothmühl and Marie Wilt were among his pupils.

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

dedicated his Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor to him. The mortal remains of Gänsbacher were buried in

Vienna Central Cemetery The Vienna Central Cemetery (german: Wiener Zentralfriedhof) is one of the largest cemeteries in the world by number of interred, and is the most well-known cemetery among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries. The cemetery's name is descriptive of its ...

near his father.

Bibliography

* * Ehrengräber am Wiener Zentralfriedhof

External links

Josef Gänsbacher
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gansbacher, Josef 1829 births 1911 deaths Musicians from Vienna Austrian music educators Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery