Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx (11 May 1882 – 3 September 1964) was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic. He is best known for his 150 lieder, most accompanied by piano, with some scored for orchestra.
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Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx (11 May 1882 – 3 September 1964) was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic. He is best known for his 150 lieder, most accompanied by piano, with some scored for orchestra.
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External links www.joseph-marx-society.org - Official website of the Joseph Marx Society www.joseph-marx.org - Huge website on the composer Joseph Marx Wood, John (2008). "Program Note: Joseph Marx, Eine Herbstsymphonie (Autumn Symphony)". American Symphony Orchestra. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-09-27. Free scores by Joseph Marx at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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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". 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, Richard Flury, Ivana Lang, Alois Melichar, Hisatada Otaka, Florica Racovitză-Flondor, Lucijan Marija Škerjanc, Paul Ulanowsky, Ludovit Rajter, Georg Tintner, Jenő Takács, Kurt Schwertsik, and Clara Wildschut. 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. 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…
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approx. 150 Lieder such as Nachtgebet and Marienlied, two dozen of which are also available as orchestral songs Verklärtes Jahr (Transfigured Year) for medium voice and orchestra (orchestral song cycle, 1932, also available with piano accompaniment)
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Other works Six piano pieces (1916) String Quartet in A major (1936, rev. in 1948 as Quartetto Chromatico) Quartetto in modo antico (1938) Quartetto in modo classico (1941) Two violin sonatas Works for cello and piano "Trio-Phantasie" Three works for piano quartet Organ pieces Unpublished piano pieces Works for voice and chamber ensemble