| 1883 |
March 19: Josef Hauer is born in Wiener Neustadt, Lange Gasse 23, as the son of prison guard Matthias Hauer. He added "Matthias" to his name only in 1922.
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| 1889 |
He starts attending school in Wiener Neustadt. |
| 1897 |
He begins to study at the Teacher Training Institute, Wiener Neustadt. There he gets instruction in piano, organ, violoncello and singing; he also teaches himself music theory.
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| 1902 |
He takes his graduation. |
| 1902- 1904 |
Elementary school teacher in Krumbach (Bucklige Welt). |
| 1904- 1914 |
Teacher in Wiener Neustadt, an active musician: organist, choral conductor and cellist in a string quartet, he qualifies as music teacher for grammar schools. |
| 1907 |
He marries Leopoldine Hönig. |
| 1912 |
Hauer publishes his First Symphony, op.1, which he later re-edits in 7 parts as Nomos (first performance in St.Pölten 1913). |
| 1914 |
Called up for military service.
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| 1915 |
Hauer moves to Vienna where he stays until his death. |
| 1918 |
End of military service. |
| 1919 |
Pensioned off due to illness. |
| 1919 |
Hauer starts to work with 12-note series in his 12-note composition Nomos op.19 for piano and harmonium (August 25-29, 1919). |
| 1920 |
His treatise "On the essence of musicality" represents the first theoretical attempt to base musical compositions on the suspended equilibrium of temperatures. |
| 1921 |
Hauer discovers the 44 tropes ("constellation groups", "turning-points"). |
| 1923 |
Otto Stoessl (1875-1936, cf. "Österreich-Lexikon") publishes his novel Sun Melody. A life story, dedicated to Josef M.Hauer. It is a key novel which recounts Hauer's youth until his discovery of the 12-note principle. |
| 1923 |
Hauer publishes his treatise "Deutung des Melos" ("Interpreting Melos"). |
| 1924 |
Franz Werfel (1890-1945, "Österreich-Lexikon") publishes his novel Verdi. The fictional character Matthias Fischböck represents Hauer without actually mentioning him. |
| 1929 |
"Wandlungen" ("Transformations"), chamber oratorio op.53.
"Salambo" - an opera based on Gustav Flaubert's novel, which Otto Klemperer conducted in Berlin as an incomplete concert performance (1930).
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| 1930 |
Vienna awards Hauer a state honorarium.
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| 1932 |
The mystery play „The Black Spider“ going back to Jeremias Gotthelf is finished. It was first performed under Michael Gielen in 1966. |
| 1934 |
His wife dies. They had three children: Martha, Bruno and Elisabeth.
"Der Menschen Weg" ("Man's Way"), cantata op.67.
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| 1938 |
Discrimination under Hitler's regime. Hauer's scores are shown in the exhibition "Degenerate Art". Any public activity is stopped. Hauer carries on with his life's work. |
| 1940 |
The first twelve-note piece is finished on August 28, 1940. |
| 1946 |
Victor Sokolowski becomes Hauer's pupil. |
| 1947 |
Nikolaus Fheodoroff ("Österreich-Lexikon") becomes Hauer's pupil. |
| 1953 |
Hauer is accorded honorary membership of the Vienna Konzerthausgesellschaft. |
| 1954 |
The title of Professor is granted to him. |
| 1956 |
He receives the Major Austrian State Prize. |
| 1959 |
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