Rudolf Jettel

Born in Vienna, Favoriten district, Jettel trained as an instrument maker and studied clarinet and composition at the then University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, among others with Viktor Polatschek (1889–1948).{{cite web |first=Barbara |last=Boisits | title=Jettel, Rudolf | website=Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon | date=6 May 2001 | url=https://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_J/Jettel_Rudolf.xml | language=de | access-date=20 July 2021}}

Jettel was solo clarinettist of the Vienna Philharmonic until 1968 and held a teaching position at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna from 1957 to 1977.{{cite web | title=Detailansicht des Komponisten JETTEL, RUDOLF | website=Harmoniemusik.net | url=https://harmoniemusik.net/CFDOCS/harmoniemusik/index.cfm?page=showOneItemJubilaen&ObjectID=5342&sp=de&SessID=xOxdkiImkuqZPrd | language=de | access-date=20 July 2021}}{{cite web | title=Rudolf Jettel | website=SpartanPress.co.uk | url=http://www.spartanpress.co.uk/spweb/creators.php?creatorid=28613 | access-date=20 July 2021}} His students included the later solo clarinettists of the Vienna Philharmonic and university professors Peter Schmidl and Horst Hajek, as well as the later solo clarinettist of the Vienna Symphony and the Berlin Philharmonic and university professor Alois Brandhofer.

He was intensively engaged in the construction and development of woodwind instruments.

He composed various chamber music, such as string quartets, wind quintets and sonatas. In particular, his fundamental pedagogical works for clarinet and saxophone are recognised in the professional world. Furthermore, he also wrote works for plucked instruments such as mandolins.

Jettel died in Vienna at the age of 78.

Source:{{cite web | title=Nachlassverzeichnis – R. Jettel | website=Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Nachlässe in Österreich – Personenlexikon | url=https://data.onb.ac.at/nlv_lex/perslex/IJ/Jettel_Rudolf.htm | language=de | access-date=20 July 2021}}

• Almdudeln
• Klarinarrisch
• Klappenschreck

• Notturno
• Berceuse
• Russian River
• Lucky Vienna

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• 1967: Silbernes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Salzburg.
• Verleihung des {{Ill|Berufstitel Professor|de}}.
• Silver Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.

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• {{cite web | title=Die Wiener Philharmoniker und die NS-Zeit | website=Die Grünen | date=20 December 2012 | url=https://www.gruene.at/themen/justiz/die-wiener-philharmoniker-und-die-ns-zeit | language=de | access-date=20 July 2021}}

• [http://www.mandolinen.at/index.php?id=96 Biographie bei mandolinen.at]
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• {{cite web | title=Gedenktafeln in Wien: Rudolf Jettel | website=viennatouristguide.at | date=21 December 2005 | url=http://www.viennatouristguide.at/Gedenktafeln/pers/J/jettel_4.htm | language=de | ref={{sfnref | Hedwig Abraham, Fremdenführerin Wien | 2005}} | access-date=20 July 2021}}

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Category:1903 births

Category:1981 deaths

Category:Musicians from Vienna