Ignaz Umlauf

Ignaz Umlauf (1746-1796) was an Austrian composer. He was Kapellmeister of the new German National Singspiel of Emperor Joseph II beginning from 1778 to his death. His son Michael Umlauf (1781-1842) was also a notable composer, and his daughter Elisabeth, mother of the composer Gustav Hölzel, was an operatic contralto.

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  1. Thayer's Life of Beethoven - Volume 1 Alexander Wheelock Thayer, Elliot Forbes, Henry Edward Krehbiel - 1991 - Page 194 "The two songs composed by Beethoven are an arietta, or rather strophic song, "O welch' ein Leben," for tenor, "


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