Lanner, Joseph (Franz Karl)

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | 547 words | Copyright

Lanner, Joseph (Franz Karl) (b Vienna, 1801; d Oberdöbling, 1843). Austrian conductor and composer. Began career by arranging potpourris of popular melodies for his ens. to play. In demand at court balls and other entertainments. Formed qt. in which Johann Strauss I was violinist 1819–25. Appointed Kapellmeister, 2nd Bürger Regiment. In rivalry with Strauss, comps. incl. 112 waltzes, also 10 quadrilles, 3 polkas, 28 galops, 6 marches, and 25 Ländler. Arr. Weber's Invitation to the Dance (1819) for small orch., c.1828.

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