Josef V. von Wöss

Austrian composer, church musician, bandmaster, music teacher
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAustrian composer, church musician, bandmaster, music teacher
PlacesAustria
wasMusician Composer
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Birth13 June 1863, Kotor, Montenegro
Death22 October 1943Vienna, Austria (aged 80 years)
Star signGemini
The details

Biography

Josef Venantius von Wöss (1863-1943) was a Viennese composer and teacher of harmony. His name is most frequently encountered today in connection with his piano transcriptions of large-scale works by Gustav Mahler.

Mahler transcriptions by J.V. von Wöss

  • Das klagende Lied: vocal score with piano reduction
  • Symphony No. 3: arrangement for piano duet
  • Symphony No. 4: arrangement for piano duet
  • Symphony No. 8: piano arrangement/s
  • Das Lied von der Erde: vocal score with piano reduction (1912)
  • Symphony No. 9: arrangement for piano duet (1912)
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