A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Henneberg, Johann Baptist

by Carl Ferdinand Pohl

HENNEBERG, Johann Baptist, born at Vienna Dec. 6, 1768; succeeded his father as organist of the Scottish church there. In 1790 was conductor at Schikaneder's theatre, and as such directed the rehearsals of the Zauberflöte, and all the performances of it after the second. He continued to hold the same post in the Theatre an-der-Wien (1801), but soon afterwards left the city. In 1805 he entered Prince Esterhazy's establishment as first organist, and on Hummel's retirement in 1811 conducted the operas at Eisenstadt. In 1813 he returned to Vienna, became choirmaster at the parish church 'am Hof,' and in 1818 organist to the court, and died Nov. 27, 1822. He was much esteemed both as a player and a composer. Amongst his operas have been published 'Die Derwische,' 'Die Eisenkönigin,' and 'Die Waldmänner'; also his arrangement of Winter's 'Labyrinth.'

[ C. F. P. ]