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Adalbert Gyrowetz
Person · male · Austrian Empire · České Budějovice · born 1763 · died 1850 · recording since 1964
Czech composer
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Also known as Vojtěch Jírovec · Vojtěch Matyáš Jírovec · 阿达尔伯特·吉罗维茨
Timeline
7 events▣ Album 4◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1760s
1850s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Musica Antigua Bohemica 29. V. Jírovec: Symphony in E-flat / V. Pichl: Symphony in D „Mars“
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Musica Antigua Bohemica 29. V. Jírovec: Symphony in E-flat / V. Pichl: Symphony in D „Mars“
Album
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2000s
2020s
Biography
English biography294 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363918536
Biography
Adalbert Gyrowetz (Czech: Vojtěch Matyáš Jírovec; 20 February 1763 – 19 March 1850) was a Czech-Austrian composer. He mainly wrote instrumental works, with a great production of string quartets and symphonies; his operas and singspiele numbered more than 30, including Semiramide (1791), Der Augenarzt (1811), and Robert, oder Die Prüfung (1815).
Biography
Gyrowetz was born 20 February 1763 in České Budějovice. His father was the choirmaster in the cathedral there, and Adalbert first studied with him. He then travelled to Prague, where he studied law but continued to learn music.
At around this time Gyrowetz was in the employ of Count Franz von Fünfkirchen in Brno, whose employees were all musicians. Here he started composing (among other things) symphonies, of which he was eventually to write more than 60. In 1785, he moved to Vienna and met Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who performed one of Gyrowetz's symphonies in the same year.
From 1786 to around 1793, he travelled throughout Europe. He spent some time in Paris, where he established that some symphonies that had been published as the work of Joseph Haydn were in fact his work. He spent three years in Italy, meeting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Rome and studying with Nicola Sala in Naples. In 1791 he met Haydn, whom he idolized, in London. While in London, he was commissioned by Johann Peter Salomon to compose symphonies to be performed at Salomon's Hanover Square Rooms concerts.
Gyrowetz moved back to Vienna and in 1804 was appointed Vice-kapellmeister of the Court Theatre. Gyrowetz was an important part of Viennese musical society well into the 1820s and even arranged the piano reduction of Rossini's Zelmira in 1822. He was one of the pallbearers at Beethoven's funeral in 1827. Gyrowetz died 19 March 1850 in Vienna.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | -114 | 4.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
Musica Antigua Bohemica 29. V. Jírovec: Symphony in E-flat / V. Pichl: Symphony in D „Mars“
1964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
A1Symphony in E-flat major “Great”: I. Adagio. Allegro maestosoA2Symphony in E-flat major “Great”: II. AdagioA3Symphony in E-flat major “Great”: III. Menuetto. AllegroA4Symphony in E-flat major “Great”: IV. Rondo. Allegro moderatoB1Semiramis, OvertureB2Symphony in D major “Mars”: I. Maestoso e poco adagioB3Symphony in D major “Mars”: II. AndanteB4Symphony in D major “Mars”: III. MenuettoB5Symphony in D major “Mars”: IV. Allegro2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:04:11
1Symphony in E-flat major, op. 6 no. 2: I. Allegro6:102Symphony in E-flat major, op. 6 no. 2: II. Andante4:423Symphony in E-flat major, op. 6 no. 2: III. Minuetto. Allegretto3:444Symphony in E-flat major, op. 6 no. 2: IV. Finale. Presto3:235Symphony in F major, op. 6 no. 3: I. Allegro7:396Symphony in F major, op. 6 no. 3: II. Andante5:287Symphony in F major, op. 6 no. 3: III. Minuetto. Allegretto4:118Symphony in F major, op. 6 no. 3: IV. Finale (Rondo). Allegro vivace3:059Symphony in D major, op. 12 no. 1: I. Adagio - Allegro8:2610Symphony in D major, op. 12 no. 1: II. Andante poco adagio6:3411Symphony in D major, op. 12 no. 1: III. Minuetto. Allegro6:0712Symphony in D major, op. 12 no. 1: IV. Presto4:422023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 58:56
1Flute Quartet in C major, op. 37 no. 1: I. Allegro10:322Flute Quartet in C major, op. 37 no. 1: II. Andante6:443Flute Quartet in C major, op. 37 no. 1: III. Allegro moderato4:034Flute Quartet in G major, op. 37 no. 2: I. Allegro10:565Flute Quartet in G major, op. 37 no. 2: II. Larghetto4:036Flute Quartet in G major, op. 37 no. 2: III. Allegro moderato5:357Flute Quartet in D major, op. 37 no. 3: I. Allegro moderato8:038Flute Quartet in D major, op. 37 no. 3: II. Andante con variazioni4:479Flute Quartet in D major, op. 37 no. 3: III. Allegretto4:13Sinfonia concertante / Piano Concerto / Symphony in A major
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:00:42
1Sinfonia concertante in D major: I. Allegro con spirito11:412Sinfonia concertante in D major: II. Andantino6:303Sinfonia concertante in D major: III. Rondo. Moderato5:274Piano Concerto in F major, op. 26: I. Allegro13:055Piano Concerto in F major, op. 26: II. Andante con variazioni5:026Piano Concerto in F major, op. 26: III. Rondo. Allegro5:377Symphony in A major: I. Allegro molto5:098Symphony in A major: II. Andantino2:509Symphony in A major: III. Menuetto. Molto allegretto1:5510Symphony in A major: IV. Finale3:26
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Adalbert Gyrowetz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | -114 | 4.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adalbert_Gyrowetz_Litho_%28cropped%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a23bfb5e-6efb-455d-8d68-24f82f115947discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbert_Gyrowetzbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q347384 · MusicBrainz: a23bfb5e-6efb-455d-8d68-24f82f115947
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