Komorzynski, Egon

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Komorzynski, Egon

Komorzynski, Egon, Austrian musicologist; b. Vienna, May 7, 1878; d. there, March 16, 1963. He took courses at various univs., including those of Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, and Vienna (graduated, 1900). He was a prof, of German language studies and literature at Vienna’s Handelsakademie (1904–34), and also music critic of the Österreichische Volkszeitung for 40 years.

Writings

Emanuel Schikaneder: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des deutschen Theaters (Berlin, 1901; 2nd ed., rev., 1951); Mozarts Kunst der Instrumentation (Stuttgart, 1906); Mozart: Sendung und Schicksal eines deutschen Künstlers (Berlin, 1941; 2nd ed., rev., 1955); Der Vater der Zauberflöte: Emanuel Schikaneders Leben (Vienna, 1948).

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