Holzl, Franz Severin

1808-1884

Hungarian composer; born at Malaczka in 1808. He studied in Vienna with Erasmus Kessler and Seyfried. For three years he was a professor at the Institute of Music of St. Anna; in 1841 director of a musical society at Innsbruck, and in 1843 choirmaster of the Fünfkirchen Cathedral. He was given the gold medal for art and science, for his grand mass in D, which he dedicated to the Emoeror. His best compositions are found in his church-music, including solemn masses; a Grand Requiem; Te Deum; offertories; psalms; and hymns. Holzl also wrote a romantic opera, Die Colonna; an oratorio; concert overtures for orchestra; a symphony; quartets for strings; and sonatas for piano and violin.