Matthäus Casimir von Collin
Lyricist
1779 – 1824
Who was Matthäus Casimir von Collin?
Matthäus Casimir von Collin was a leading poet in the Vienna of his time. Some of his works have been set to music by Schubert, such as Der Zwerg, Wehmut and Nacht und Träume.
Matthäus Casimir von Collin was born in Vienna, the younger brother of the Viennese poet and playwright Heinrich Joseph von Collin.
He was editor of the Wiener Jahrbücher für Literatur. He was in sympathy with the Romantic movement, and intimate with its leaders. His dramas on themes from Austrian national history may be regarded as the immediate precursors of Grillparzer's historical tragedies.
He is the subject of a monograph by F. Laban.
He died in Penzing, a former independent suburb of Vienna.
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- Born
- 1779
Vienna - Also known as
- Matthaus Kasimir von Collin
- Siblings
- Lived in
- Vienna
- Died
- 1824
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on July 23, 2013
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