IU
The basics
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Austrian composer
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Male
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Birth:
21 August 1746(Kirchberg am Wagram, Tulln District, Lower Austria, Austria)
Death:
8 June 1796(Meidling, Vienna, Austria)
Family:
Children:
Michael Umlauf
The details
Biography
Introduction
Ignaz Umlauf (1746-1796) was an Austrian composer. He was Kapellmeister of the new German National Singspiel of Emperor Joseph II beginning from 1778 to his death. His son Michael Umlauf (1781-1842) was also a notable composer, and his daughter Elisabeth, mother of the composer Gustav Hölzel, was an operatic contralto.
Works
- Die Bergknappen Singspiel in 1778, featuring Caterina Cavalieri, and the first Singspiel by an Austrian composer to be performed in Vienna.
- Die schöne Schusterin - notable for two extra arias "O welch' ein Leben," for tenor, (WoO 91/1) and "Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken" (WoO 91/2) composed by Beethoven for insertion into the Singspiel's revival in 1795.