Koschat, Thomas

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Koschat, Thomas

Koschat, Thomas, Austrian bass and composer; b. Viktring, near Klagenfurt, Aug. 8, 1845; d. Vienna, May 19, 1914. He sang in church choirs. He publ. his first vocal quartets in the Carinthian dialect in 1871, which became so successful that he publ. some 100 more. In 1875 he organized the famous Kärnthner Quintett with 4 other singers; their performances were exceedingly popular. His “Liederspiel” Am Wörthersee (Vienna, March 22, 1880), containing many of his favorite vocal numbers, had great vogue. He also produced a 4-act “Volksstück mit Gesang,”Die Rosenthaler Nachtigall, and the Singspiel Der Bürgermeister von St. Anna (Vienna0, May 1, 1884; given in Italian as Un colpo di fuoco)

Bibliography

K. Krobath, T.K., der Sä Kärnthners (Leipzig, 1912).

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