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Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
About Joseph Schalk
- Joseph Schalk (24 March 1857 – 7 November 1900) was an Austrian conductor, musicologist and pianist.
- His name is often given as Josef Schalk. Schalk was born in Vienna, Austria, and together with younger brother Franz, was a student of composer Anton Bruckner (1824–1896), and a friend of composer Hugo Wolf (1860–1903).
- He was a prominent figure in Viennese musical life of the late nineteenth-century, a vocal advocate for the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Wolf: in this capacity he was opposed to the more conservative supporters of Brahms who were led by the critic Eduard Hanslick.
- As president of the Vienna Wagner Society, Schalk was active in arranging performances of Bruckner's work: he also popularized his teacher's music by arranging it for piano performance, writing articles and arranging for its publication.
- He played a comparable role in popularizing Wolf's music.
- Bruckner is said to have referred to him as Herr Generalissimus.Schalk was involved in the preparation of several of Bruckner's scores for their first publication or performance: these include the Third and Eighth symphonies, along with the Mass in F Minor.Schalk wrote a series of articles under the collective title Das Gesetz der Tonalität ("the foundation of tonality") which laid down his theory of harmony, based on his teaching from Bruckner.He was later a professor at the Vienna Conservatory.
- Upon Bruckner's death, Schalk was named administrator of his library of music scores.
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