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Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx (11 May 1882 – 3 September 1964) was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.[1]

Marx in 1912
Marx in 1912

Life and career


Marx was born in Graz and pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earning several degrees including a doctorate in 1909. His thesis was an expansion of a 1907 scholarly study of tonality, in which he coined the term "atonality".[2] He began composing seriously in 1908 and over the next four years he produced around 120 songs. In 1914 he joined the faculty of the Vienna Music Academy, later becoming the institution's director in 1922. When the school was reorganized as the Hochschule für Musik in 1924 he was appointed to the position of rector, holding that post for three years. Some of his notable students include Johann Nepomuk David, Lucijan Marija Škerjanc, Paul Ulanowsky, Ivana Lang, Alois Melichar, Clara Wildschut and Hisatada Otaka. From 1931 to 1938 he was music critic for the Neues Wiener Journal and following World War II he was critic for the Wiener Zeitung.[1]

A collection of Marx's criticisms and essays, Betrachtungen eines romantischen Realisten was published in Vienna in 1947. Just before he died he published a book on acoustics, tonality, aesthetics and musical philosophy entitled Weltsprache Musik (Vienna, 1964).[1]

As a composer Marx is chiefly remembered for his vocal music, particularly his more than 150 lieder. Although most of his songs used piano accompaniment, about two dozen of them used symphonic accompaniment. His style is characterized by Slavonic and Italian elements, often with an impressionistic kind of lyricism. His output in the 1920s and early 1930s was focused on orchestral works, followed by a period devoted primarily to chamber music for the remainder of his career.[1] In an interview given to Elyse Mach ("Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves"; Dover Books on Music), Jorge Bolet said that the "Romantic Piano Concerto" by Joseph Marx was his favorite among the great virtuoso concertos because of the enormous show of strength required from the soloist.

Marx died in his home city of Graz, aged 82.


Works


Marx at 21 years old (1903)
Marx at 21 years old (1903)

Vocal works


Choral music:

Songs/Orchestral songs


Instrumental works


Orchestral music:

Concertos:


Other works



References


  1. Sadie, Stanley, ed. (1992). The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, article by Mosco Carner and Sigrid Wiesmann, vol. 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-522186-2.
  2. Berkant Haydin, Stefan Esser (Joseph Marx Society, 2009). Chandos, liner notes to "Joseph Marx: Orchestral Songs and Choral Works. Retrieved 23 October 2014



На других языках


[de] Joseph Marx

Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx (* 11. Mai 1882 in Graz, Österreich-Ungarn; † 3. September 1964 ebenda) war ein österreichischer Komponist, Pianist, Musikpädagoge und Kritiker.
- [en] Joseph Marx

[es] Joseph Marx

Joseph Marx (Graz, 11 de mayo de 1882-ib. 3 de septiembre de 1964) fue un compositor austriaco.

[ru] Маркс, Йозеф

Йозеф Руперт Рудольф Маркс (нем. Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx; 11 мая 1882, Грац — 3 сентября 1964, Вена) — австрийский композитор, педагог, музыкальный критик.



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