Austrian music stars deceased in Tuberculosis
Here are 2 famous musicians from Austria died in Tuberculosis:
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
Franz Xaver Süssmayr (July 22, 1766 Schwanenstadt-September 17, 1803 Vienna) a.k.a. Franz Xaver Sussmayr, Franz Xaver Süßmayr or Süßmayr, Franz Xaver was an Austrian composer.
His albums: . Genres he performed: Opera.
Süssmayr is best known for his completion of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem, which was left unfinished at the time of Mozart's death. Süssmayr was a student of Mozart and worked as his assistant for several years. He also composed his own music, which includes several operas, church music, and instrumental works. Despite his contributions to Mozart's Requiem, Süssmayr's work has often been criticized for not being true to Mozart's style. Süssmayr died at the age of 37 in Vienna, and his legacy as a composer continues to be debated by music scholars.
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Erwin Schulhoff
Erwin Schulhoff (June 8, 1894 Prague-August 18, 1942 Weißenburg in Bayern) also known as Schulhoff, Erwin was an Austrian composer.
His albums include String Quartets nos. 1 and 2 / Five Pieces for String Quartet, Kurt Weill: String Quartet / Schulhoff: Quartet No. 1 / Hindemith: Quartet No. 3, Czech Degenerate Music, Volume IV: Chamber Music, , , , , , and Chamber Works.
Schulhoff was born in Prague in 1894 to a German-Jewish family with a musical background. He began his music education at a young age, starting with the piano and moving on to composition. His early works were influenced by the Romantic tradition but his style evolved to include a wide range of musical styles, including jazz and futurism.
In addition to his work as a composer, Schulhoff was also a performer and a conductor. He played piano in jazz bands and performed his own works. He was also involved in the Marxist movement and his political beliefs influenced his music, particularly in his later works.
During World War II, Schulhoff was arrested by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp. He died in 1942 in Weißenburg in Bayern, while being transported to a different camp. After his death, much of his music was lost, but in recent years there has been renewed interest in his work, particularly as part of the Czech Degenerate Music movement.
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