Ignaz Assmayer

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Ignaz Assmayer (born at Salzburg, 11 February 1790; died in Vienna, 31 August 1862) was an Austrian musician.

[edit] Life

He studied under Brunmayr and Michael Haydn, and later, when he went to Vienna, he received further instruction from Eybler. In 1808 he was organist at St. Peter's in Salzburg, and here he wrote his oratorio "Die Sündfluth" (The Deluge) and his cantata "Worte der Weihe".

Some time after his move to Vienna, in 1815, he became choirmaster at the Schotten kirche, and in 1825 was appointed imperial organist. After having served eight years as vice-choirmaster, he received in 1846 the appointment of second choir-master to the Court, as successor to Weigl.

[edit] Works

His principal oratorios, "Das Gelübde", "Saul und David", and "Sauls Tod", were repeatedly performed by the Tonkünstler-Societät, of which he was conductor for fifteen years. He also wrote fifteen masses, two requiems, a Te Deum, and various smaller church pieces. Of these two oratorios, one mass, the requiems, and Te Deum, and furthermore sixty secular compositions, comprising symphonies, overtures, pastorales, etc., were published.

As to his style Grove calls it correct and fluent, but wanting in both invention and force.

This article incorporates text from the entry Ignaz Assmayer in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.