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Johann Jean Sedlatzek (also Johann John Sedlaczek;[1] 6 December 1789 – 11 April 1866) was a Silesian flautist born in Głogówek (Oberglogau),[2] Kingdom of Prussia,[3] into a family of tailors,[4] often referred to as "The Niccolò Paganini of Flute".[5]
After beginning his career in the family trade as an apprentice to parents Johanna and Josephy,[6] Sedlatzek taught himself to play flute and eventually toured throughout Europe as an admired master of the instrument,[4][7] playing on a unique thirteen-key Viennese flute.[8][9]
Sedlatzek served in the Royal Court Orchestra of Count Franz von Oppersdorff of Oberglogau[6] and as Royal Chamber Virtuoso to Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy of Austria.[10][11] He also gave several successful concert tours through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, and England as featured performer.[4][6]
During his tour of Italy, Sedlatzek not only survived the Palermo earthquake of 1823[12] (which canceled his second performance in Sicily), he also performed for the King of Prussia, Frederick William III of the Order of the Black Eagle, in Verona, for Pope Pius VII in Rome,[6] and played alongside violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini[13] in Genoa.[2][4][6][14] His Paris tour of 1826 included performances with the Italian Soprano Giuditta Pasta, with whom he would perform again, along with other prominent musicians, after his move to London.[13][15]
Johann Sedlatzek was a friend and collaborator to Ludwig van Beethoven[16][17][18] and played several times with the universally known composer; most notably as the principal flautist in the world-premier of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Vienna's Kärntnertortheater in 1824[8] under the direction of Beethoven himself.
- ^ Zduniak, Maria (1977). Przycznek do biograffi muzyka slasiego Johanna Sedlatzka, Muzyka, no. 1 as cited by Rowe in Situating Schubert. Zduniac notes in her biography that Johann, in signatures, posters, and press announcements, alternated between the two spellings of his surname throughout his career. "Sedlaczek" is the Polish spelling of the Silesian family name.
- ^ a b History of Oberglogau in Brief. "http://www.smarzly.de/6.html". Smarzly 2003. Retrieved on 16 September 2012
- ^ "Sedlaczek Winiarnia" currently located in Tarnowskie Gory, Poland near Glogowek (Johann's birthplace) is named for an unspecified "Johann Sedlaczek" who purchased the property in the early 1800s, according to town histories.
- ^ a b c d Clements, Gretchen Rowe(2007). Situating Schubert: Early Nineteenth-Century Flute Culture and the "Trockne Blummin" Variations "https://books.google.com/books?id=MCiq4rBnxVEC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false[permanent dead link]", ProQuest 2007. Retrieved on 16 September 2012.
- ^ Polewicz, Zdzislaw (2012). "Johann Sedlatzek: Flute Master, Found!". Maestro.net.pl 9 November 2012. http://maestro.net.pl/index.php/5818-johann-sedlatzek-odnaleziony-mistrz-fletu retrieved on 23 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Rostropowicz, Joanna (2007). "http://glogowek-online.pl/component/content/article/8-sylwetki/61-sedlatzek-johann.html Archived 2013-10-24 at the Wayback Machine". "[Glogowek Online]" Sobota, 14 September 2007. Retrieved on 16 September 2012.
- ^ Medicus, Emil (1922). The Flutist, Volume 3–4, page 1037. "John Sedlaczek, born 1789 in Schlesian (Silesia). He worked himself up from a tailor's assistant to one of the finest flute virtuosi. We see Sedlaczek among the industrious concert givers of Vienna."
- ^ a b Powell, Ardal (11 August 2003) The Flute. Yale University Press.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Wilsonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Obituary of Johann Sedlaczek printed in Vienna Newspapers 17 April 1866. Acquired from the National Archives of the City of Vienna on 27 September 2012.
- ^ The Musical World. J. Alfredo Novello. 1854.
- ^ Guidoboni, Mariotti, Giammarinaro & Rovelli (2003). Identification of Amplified Damage Zones in Palermo, Sicily. Bulletin of the Seismological Society, August 2003. bssa.geoscienceworld.org/content/93/4/1649.short
- ^ a b London Literary Gazette (1831) Volume 15, page 381. H. Colburn, publisher.
- ^ Scheurmann, Gustov (1855) Catalog of the Universal Circulating Musical Library. London. Gustov Scheurmann & Co. 1855
- ^ Bloom, P.H. (2011) La Pasta! Op. 36. Gossett Collection, Noteworthy Sheet Music, 2011
- ^ Beethoven, Ludwig Van. 15 November 1825. The Complete Letters of Beethoven. Published by Wein, C.W. Stern, 1907. Call Number AAJ-4885. Digitized by the Internet Archives 2011 from an original held at the Toronto Library. http://www26.us.archive.org/stream/smtlichebriefe05beet/smtlichebriefe05beet_djvu.txt Retrieved on 7 October 2012.
- ^ Smart, George Thomas; Cox, H. Bertram (Hugh Bertram); Cox, C. L. E. (1907). Leaves from the journals of Sir George Smart. Harold B. Lee Library. London ; New York : Longmans, Green.
- ^ University of Louisville Library Archives (1940). Louisville Symphony Orchestra Program.