Julius Bittner [SEP] place of death
Julius Bittner
Julius Bittner (born Vienna, 9 April 1874; died Vienna, 9 January 1939) was an Austrian composer.
Life.
The son of a judge, Bittner also initially pursued a career in law. Until 1920 he was a judge in Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel, in Lower Austria. From 1920 to 1922 or 1923 he was an official in the Austrian Department of Justice.
In addition, Julius Bittner became one of the best known and most performed Austrian opera composers in the first half of
Prize
- 1937 Austrian State Prize for music and Literature
Sources.
- Richard Specht. "Julius Bittner". Zeitgenössische Komponisten 10. Munich: Drei Masken, 1921.
- Julius Korngold. "Julius Bittner: 'Die rote Gred', 'Der Musikant', 'Der Bergsee', 'Das höllisch Gold'". In "Deutsches Opernschaffen der Gegenwart. Kritische Aufsätze". Leipzig: Leonhardt, 1921. pp. 196–223.
- Hermann Ullrich. "Julius Bittner. Eine Studie