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The zither became a popular folk music instrument in Bavaria and Austria and, at the beginning of the 19th century, was known as a Volkszither. Viennese zitherist Johann Petzmayer (1803–1884) became one of the outstanding virtuosi on these early instruments and is credited with making the zither a household instrument. [11]
In the audience was Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, then aged 29; he decided to learn to play the zither, appointing Petzmayer chamber virtuoso, and became his student. In 1838 Petzmayer accompanied the Duke to Egypt, Palestine, Asia Minor and Greece. [2] [4] The Duke became an accomplished player and published music for the zither. [5]
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The Johann Strauss II waltz Tales from the Vienna Woods features a zither playing in the style of a Ländler. Britten's Peter Grimes features a Ländler in the scene where a dance night is occurring in the hall. The Sound of Music Broadway musical, the film, and the American and British live TV broadcasts (The Sound of Music Live!
Stubenberg lived in the Hungarian parts of the Austrian Empire as a child, and used Hungarian and Romani folk tunes in her compositions for voice, piano, and zither. [1] She composed works ranging through at least opus 90, [4] using texts from folksongs and writers such as Eugen Graf Aichelburg, Rudolph Baumbach, William Bosworth, Friedrich Ferdinand, Graf von Beust, Emanuel von Geibel ...
Much like those famous hills, the Austrian palace that inspired the von Trapp family villa is still alive with the sound of music. And fans looking to relive the magic of the classic 1965 film can ...
Maximilian Joseph was one of the most prominent promoters of Bavarian folk-music in the 19th century. Under his influence the zither started to be used in court circles and eventually became identified as the national musical instrument of Bavaria. Because of his interest he received the nickname Zither-Maxl. He himself played the zither and ...
Andrews' character Maria in The Sound of Music was inspired by Maria Augusta Kutschera. According to her bio on the Trapp Family Lodge's website, she was born on Jan. 26, 1905, while on a train to ...