Johann Nepomuk David was an Austria

Austria

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n composer.

He began his musical career in the monastery of Sankt Florian

Sankt Florian

Sankt Florian is a town in Upper Austria, Austria. It is 10 miles from Linz, with a population of 5,500 and an elevation of 296 meters above sea level.-St. Florian's Priory and basilica:...

, and was a composition student of Joseph Marx

Joseph Marx

Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.-Life and career:Marx pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earning several degrees including a doctorate in 1909. He began composing seriously in 1908 and over the next four...

.

David wrote a number of orchestral works including eight symphonies

Symphony

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 (of which the fifth has been recorded, as have some other works including a disc of organ music,) several concertos including an organ

Organ (music)

The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...

 concerto and three violin concerto

Violin concerto

A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day...

s, instrumental works including many for or with organ, and many choral

Choir

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 works. His general style changed from the modal tendencies seen in his first two symphonies to the more acerbic though still tonal

Tonality

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 sound of the later ones.

His son, Thomas Christian David (1925–2006), was also a composer.

Selected worklist

• Eight Symphonies:
  • No. 1 in A minor, op. 18 (1937)
  • No. 2, op. 20 (1938)
  • No. 3, op. 28 (1941)
  • No. 4, op. 39 (1948)
  • No. 5, op. 41 (1951)
  • No. 6, op. 46 (1954)
  • No. 7, op. 49 (1957)
  • No. 8, op. 59 (1964-5)
• Symphonie preclassica super nomen H-A-S-E (op.44, 1953), sinfonia breve for small orchestra (op. 47) (1955), sinfonia per archi (op. 54) (1959)
• Chaconne, op. 71 for orchestra (1972)
• Flute Concerto, 1936
• Three concerto
  Concerto
  A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
  
  s for string orchestra (op. 40 no. 1, 1950, op. 40 no. 2, 1951, op. 74, 1974, published by Breitkopf & Härtel
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• Violin concerto, op. 45 with small orchestra (1952)
• Violin concerto no. 2, with string orchestra, op. 50 (1957)
• Violin Concerto no. 3, op. 56 (1961)
• Melancholia for viola and chamber orchestra, op.53 (1958)
• Concerto for organ and orchestra, op. 61 (1965)
• Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, op.68 (1969)
• Duo concertante for violin and cello (op. 19) (pub. 1938)
• Two sonatas for cello solo (op. 31 no. 4, pub. 1947; 1977)
• Sonata for clarinet and viola, op. 32 no.4 (1948)
• Sonata for flute and viola, op. 32 no.1 (1943)
• Sonata for viola solo, op. 31 no.3 (1947)
• Sonatas for violin solo
  • no. 1
  • no. 2 op. 58 no. 1 (1963)
• Partita über B-A-C-H for organ (1964)
• Trio for flute, violin and cello, op. 73 (1974)
• Sonata for violin and organ, op. 75 (1975)
• Sonata for violoncello and organ (1975)
• Ezzolied, op. 51 (1957)
• Deutsche Messe for mixed choir, op. 42 (1952)
• Missa choralis (de angelis): ad quattuor voces inaequales, op. 43 (1953)
• Sechs Evangelienmotetten for mixed choir a cappella (1958)
  • 1. Der Pharisäer und der Zöllner (Lk 18:10-14)
  • 2. Lasset die Kindlein zu mir kommen (Mk 10:13-16)
  • 3. Die Ehebrecherin (Joh 8:3-11)
  • 4. Das Scherflein der Witwe (Mk 12:41-45)
  • 5. Der barmherzige Samariter (Lk 10:30-34)
  • 6. Die zwei Blinden (Matt 9:27-30)
• O Heiland reiß die Himmel auf, motet (1959)
• Psalm 139 Herr, du erforschest mich, for mixed choir (1961)
• Pollio, for bass, choir and orchestra, text after Virgil
  Virgil
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