Franz Krenn

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Franz Krenn (born 26th February 1816 in Droß, Austria; died 18th June 1897 in St. Andrä, Austria) was an Austrian composer and composition teacher.

As a student in Vienna, Krenn was a pupil of Ignaz von Seyfried. He served as organist in a number of Viennese churches and in 1862 became Kapellmeister of the Vienna Hofkirche. His compositions include masses, cantatas, oratorios, requiems, choral and solo songs, works for organ and piano, and symphonies.

From 1869 until 1893 Krenn taught harmony, counterpoint and composition at the Vienna Conservatory; during this time he appears to have acquired the nickname 'Old Krenn', and is today often described as having been a rather pedantic teacher (see, for example, H.F.Redlich's 'Mahler' [London, 1963]).

Among Krenn's better-known pupils are Gustav Mahler (who studied with him between 1875 and 1878), and Leoš Janáček. He also taught Hans Rott and Alexander von Zemlinsky.

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