Gustav Pick
{{Short description|Austrian composer (1832–1921)}}
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Gustav Pick (10 December 1832 – 29 April 1921)[https://www.bmlo.uni-muenchen.de/p1390 "Pick, Gustav"], {{ill|Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online|de}} was a musician and composer of Wienerlieder (Viennese songs). He is best known as the creator of the "Fiakerlied".{{Cite book |last=Spiel |first=Hilde |title=Glanz und Untergang: Wien 1866–1938 |date=1987 |publisher=List |isbn=3-471-78629-5 |location=Munich |pages=42, 175 |language=de}}
Early life and education
Pick was born and brought up in the Jewish village of Rechnitz, where his father was a medical doctor and owner of an estate. His mother was Baroness Schey. sister of Friedrich Schey von Koromla,[https://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_P/Pick_Gustav.xml "Pick, Gustav"] by Monika Kornberger, Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online, 18 February 2021 and he was related to the Thorsch family of bankers.
In 1845 the family moved to Vienna. Whilst working as a bank clerk, Pick took piano lessons and began to compose.
Career
Pick created one of the most popular Wienerlieder, the "Fiakerlied". It was made famous by actor Alexander Girardi, who sang it as his favorite performance piece.
Although he is said to have written other songs, none of his other compositions have survived.
Death and legacy
Pick is buried in the Jewish section of the Wiener Zentralfriedhof.[https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Gustav_Pick "Gustav Pick"], Vienna History Wiki, City of Vienna The Gustav-Pick-Gasse, a small street in Döbling, Vienna, was named after him.
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Category:Composers from Austria-Hungary
Category:People from Oberwart District
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