Editing Josef Wagner (composer) (section)

== Career ==
In 1872, Wagner composed his first work: ''Dulde und verzage nicht'' (Endure and do not despair).<ref name=":42"/> The following year, he was presented as a successful composer on the front page of the newspaper {{ill|Deutsche Musik-Zeitung|lt=Deutsche Musik-Zeitung|de|Deutsche Musik-Zeitung}}''.''<ref name=":73">{{Cite web |date=2020-11-22 |title=130 Jahre "Unter dem Doppel-Adler" von J. F. Wagner |url=https://www.anzenberger.info/doppeladler/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=anzenberger.info |language=de-DE}}</ref> In 1874, Wagner travelled from Vienna to [[Budapest]] to joined the band of the 23rd Infantry Regiment led by [[:de:Philipp Fahrbach der Jüngere|Philip Fahrbach jnr.]]<ref name=":42" /><ref name="music_dict23">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Wagner, Josef Franz |encyclopedia=[[Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon]] online |publisher= |location= |url=https://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_W/Wagner_Josef_Franz.xml |access-date=8 April 2019 |last=Anzenberger |first=Friedrich |date= |pages= |isbn=}}</ref>

During Wagner's time as bandmaster, military bands in Austria were privately financed by regimental officers, which resulted in competition between bandmasters for jobs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Josef Franz Wagner (1856-1908) |url=https://grainger.de/music/composers/wagnerjf.html |access-date=25 December 2024 |website=Grainger}}</ref> He ended up first serving with the {{ill|47th Infantry Regiment (Austria-Hungary)|lt=47th Infantry Regiment|de|K.u.k. Infanterieregiment „Graf von Beck-Rzikowsky“ Nr. 47}} between 1878 and 1891 in [[Trento]] in [[Tyrol]], Vienna, and [[Maribor|Marburg]] (Maribor) and [[Graz]] in [[Styria]].<ref name="music_dict23"/> However, due to the 47th's frequent deployment to parts of [[Austria-Hungary]] far from Vienna, Wagner decided to change over to the 49th Infantry Regiment at [[Sankt Pölten]],<ref name=":6" /> which he served in between 1891 and 1899.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=47er Regimentsmarsch |url=https://www.rundel.de/en/article/47er_regimentsmarsch/MVSR2347 |access-date=25 December 2024 |website=Rundel}}</ref> With the 49th, he was deployed to [[Krems an der Donau|Krems]] near Vienna, [[Mostar]] in [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]] and [[Brno]] in [[Moravia]]. When in Krems and Brno, the 49th's played on Sundays and public holidays at the [[Kursalon Hübner|Kursalon]] during the winter, and at the Hotel am Kahlenberg in the summer, both of which are in Vienna. Additionally, they played frequently in other Vienna venues including the flower halls of the {{ill|German Horticultural Society 1822|lt=Gartenbau-Gesellschaft|de|Deutsche Gartenbau-Gesellschaft 1822}} and in the [[Prater]].<ref name="music_dict23"/> When the 49th was stationed in Mostar, Wagner was allowed to stay in Vienna while still receiving a full salary.<ref name=":73"/>

As a result of issues with being in the military, such as no pension for bandmasters and a conflict with his artistic ambitions, Wagner in 1900 founded his own private band based in Vienna that played in {{ill|Café Dommayer|lt=Donmayer's Casino|de|Café Dommayer}} in [[Hietzing]].<ref name="music_dict23"/><ref name=":1" /> His time in the private space, however, was not a financial success as Wagner accumulated large sums of debt. Since the 1890s, he became increasingly ill and often complained of headaches in his letters. He ended up developing [[bronchitis]],<ref name=":73"/> and by the beginning of 1907 a serious heart condition.<ref name=":52"/> As a result of this heart condition, Wagner spent most of his last year of life in bed.<ref name=":73" /> He died on 5 June 1908 in Vienna. He was granted an ''[[Ehrengrab]]'' (grave of honour) at the [[Vienna Central Cemetery]] (Group 35 A, Row G 2, Grave 8).<ref name="music_dict23"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wien - Josef Franz Wagner |url=https://www.austriasites.com/vienna/person_josef_franz_wagner.htm |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=www.austriasites.com}}</ref>