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'''Adolf Müller''' senior (7 October 1801 – 29 July 1886) was an Austrian composer. After an early career as an actor and singer, he composed operettas for theatres in Vienna.
==Early life and career==
He was born in [[Tolna, Hungary]]; his original name was Schmid. His parents died when he was young, and he grew up with his aunt and uncle in [[Brno]]. His early music lessons were from Joseph Rieger, organist at the [[Church of St. James (Brno)|Church of St James in Brno]]. Aged eight he played piano in public concerts; later, helped by his uncle, he appeared in theatres as singer and actor. He was also interested in composition and composed songs and piano pieces.<ref name=blko></ref><ref name=ndb>[https://ift.tt/3d1FQzm "Müller, Adolf"] in: ''[[Neue Deutsche Biographie]]'' Volume 18 (1997)</ref>
From 1823 Müller lived in [[Vienna]]. There he studied composition with [[Joseph von Blumenthal]]. His first operetta ''Wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein'' ("He who digs a hole for another, falls into it himself") was produced in December 1825 at the [[Theater in der Josefstadt]]; in the following year his operetta '''' was produced, and was very successful.<ref name=blko/><ref name=ndb/>
He was engaged in 1826 as a singer in the court opera ensemble at the [[Theater am Kärntnertor]]. He composed for this theatre the operetta ''Die erste Zusammenkunft''; as a result he became conductor at the theatre, and a new operetta was commissioned.<ref name=blko/><ref name=ndb/>
In 1827 he was one of the pallbearers at [[Death of Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's funeral]].<ref name=ndb/>
==Composer and conductor==
In 1828 Müller gave up stage performing, and became composer and conductor at the [[Theater an der Wien]], for the theatre manager [[Carl Carl]]; during he following years he composed much music. In 1838 Carl Carl bought the [[Theater in der Leopoldstadt]], and Müller also worked for that theatre.<ref name=blko/><ref>[https://ift.tt/2UEcsZk "Bernbrunn, Karl Andreas (Pseudonym Carl, Karl)"] in: ''[[Neue Deutsche Biographie]]'' Volume 2 (1955)</ref>
From 1847 he left the Theater in der Leopoldstadt and worked at the Theater an der Wien, which by then was managed by . He continued to compose; his works were performed in many theatres in Vienna.<ref name=blko/>
He composed until the 1860s. He wrote a great amount of music for the plays of [[Johann Nestroy]], [[Ludwig Anzengruber]] and others; Müller's music was an influence on the development of Viennese operetta. He also wrote a large number of songs with piano accompaniment, and several works for piano and for [[physharmonica]].<ref name=blko/><ref name=ndb/>
==References==
[[Category:1801 births]]
[[Category:1886 deaths]]
[[Category:Austrian operetta composers]]
[[Category:Austrian Romantic composers]]
'''Adolf Müller''' senior (7 October 1801 – 29 July 1886) was an Austrian composer. After an early career as an actor and singer, he composed operettas for theatres in Vienna.
==Early life and career==
He was born in [[Tolna, Hungary]]; his original name was Schmid. His parents died when he was young, and he grew up with his aunt and uncle in [[Brno]]. His early music lessons were from Joseph Rieger, organist at the [[Church of St. James (Brno)|Church of St James in Brno]]. Aged eight he played piano in public concerts; later, helped by his uncle, he appeared in theatres as singer and actor. He was also interested in composition and composed songs and piano pieces.<ref name=blko></ref><ref name=ndb>[https://ift.tt/3d1FQzm "Müller, Adolf"] in: ''[[Neue Deutsche Biographie]]'' Volume 18 (1997)</ref>
From 1823 Müller lived in [[Vienna]]. There he studied composition with [[Joseph von Blumenthal]]. His first operetta ''Wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein'' ("He who digs a hole for another, falls into it himself") was produced in December 1825 at the [[Theater in der Josefstadt]]; in the following year his operetta '''' was produced, and was very successful.<ref name=blko/><ref name=ndb/>
He was engaged in 1826 as a singer in the court opera ensemble at the [[Theater am Kärntnertor]]. He composed for this theatre the operetta ''Die erste Zusammenkunft''; as a result he became conductor at the theatre, and a new operetta was commissioned.<ref name=blko/><ref name=ndb/>
In 1827 he was one of the pallbearers at [[Death of Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's funeral]].<ref name=ndb/>
==Composer and conductor==
In 1828 Müller gave up stage performing, and became composer and conductor at the [[Theater an der Wien]], for the theatre manager [[Carl Carl]]; during he following years he composed much music. In 1838 Carl Carl bought the [[Theater in der Leopoldstadt]], and Müller also worked for that theatre.<ref name=blko/><ref>[https://ift.tt/2UEcsZk "Bernbrunn, Karl Andreas (Pseudonym Carl, Karl)"] in: ''[[Neue Deutsche Biographie]]'' Volume 2 (1955)</ref>
From 1847 he left the Theater in der Leopoldstadt and worked at the Theater an der Wien, which by then was managed by . He continued to compose; his works were performed in many theatres in Vienna.<ref name=blko/>
He composed until the 1860s. He wrote a great amount of music for the plays of [[Johann Nestroy]], [[Ludwig Anzengruber]] and others; Müller's music was an influence on the development of Viennese operetta. He also wrote a large number of songs with piano accompaniment, and several works for piano and for [[physharmonica]].<ref name=blko/><ref name=ndb/>
==References==
[[Category:1801 births]]
[[Category:1886 deaths]]
[[Category:Austrian operetta composers]]
[[Category:Austrian Romantic composers]]
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