Giovanni di Zaytz - composer of 1202 opuses

[eternalorphea]

Several times have I encountered info telling Zaytz composed 1202 op., but never actually supporting that with at least a vague listing (would be hard to cite it even just partially, if it's for real, would it not?). So is it true or maybe a juicy lie by some Croatian musicologists nationalists?

Whilst some of you may be investigating this, you might want to listen to his String Quartet Op.143 in E Major

Thanks,
bye-bye

[eschiss1]

Well, an op.403 is listed (under Johann Zaytz) in HMB in the 1880s. I assume this is the same as the Croatian composer Ivan Zajc - so Worldcat seems to think, anyways...

Other, more prolific (in sheer number of...) published composers from the same period- e.g. Arnoldo Sartorio, perhaps Fritz Kirchner, Richard Eilenberg, some others - exist - so... not quite sure what they would gain from lying, if they are doing so...

[eternalorphea]

Yes, thank you. Ivan pl. Zajc is a Croatian variant of the name which he used to accommodate new surroundings when he moved to  Zagreb. It's not that important really, but I like it as I myself am somewhat italian-influenced as person from the Mediterranean, so anyways...

Well they could lie if.. you've probably heard of the inferiority complex

[edurban]

Nifty, this composer has the same name as my Slovenian grandfather...which was Americanized to John Zaic!  Curious that this most fecund of composers is named after a rabbit or hare (zajec in Slovenian, similar in other Slavic languages.)

David

[JimL]

Ivan=Jan=Johann=Juan=Giovanni=John.

[eschiss1]

Which is why any plot calling on a dramatic context between John, Ivan, and Juan offers either a lot more comedic than dramatic opportunities, or opportunities for a lot of unintended confusion... (... trio for viola alta, cello, and bass in its higher registers...)

[vicharris]

http://chomikuj.pl/tadeusz_baird/02.+Muzyka/Croatia/Zajc*2c+Ivan+(1832-1914)

There are several operas by Ivan Zajc on this page, the cost is extremely low to join Chomikuj.pl

[eternalorphea]

The Music Sack lists 26 sources with information about Giovanni Zaytz
http://musicsack.com/PersonFMTDetail.cfm?PersonPK=100031655