Gottlieb Muffat
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1690
- Died
- 1770
- Works
- 1
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1690-04
- Active to
- 1770-12-09
Discography
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Gottlieb Theophil Muffat (1690–1770) was an Austrian composer and organist; he was the son of Georg Muffat. He studied with Johann Fux in Vienna from 1711 onward and was appointed court organist in 1717. He assisted in the performance of Fux's opera Costanza e fortezza in Prague. His students included several young members of the royal family, among them the future empress Maria Theresia; he was promoted to second organist in 1729 and first organist in 1741 and apparently stopped composing musi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Passau
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Father
- Georg Muffat
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Johann Joseph Fux
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- organ
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- date of birth
- 1690-04-25
- date of death
- 1770-12-09
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- Gottlieb Muffat
- P8168
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Gottlieb Muffat, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana