Joseph Gungl (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Joseph Gungl (December 1, 1810 - January 31, 1889), was a Hungarian composer, bandmaster, and conductor. He was born in Zs mb k, Hungary. After working as a school-teacher in Buda, and learning the elements of music from the school-choirmaster, he became first oboist at Graz, and, at twenty-five, bandmaster of the 4th Regiment of Austrian Artillery. His first composition, a Hungarian march, written in 1836, attracted some notice, and in 1843 he was able to establish an orchestra in Berlin. With this band he travelled far, even to the United States in 1848 -1849.