Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1788
- Died
- 1867
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Simon Sechter's The principles of musical composition
- Das Finale der Jupiter-Symphonie (C dur) von W.A. Mozart
- Die Grundsätze der musikalischen Komposition
- The correct order of fundamental harmonies
- Die Grundsätze der musikalischen Komposition
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Simon Sechter (11 October 1788 – 10 September 1867) was an Austrian music theorist, teacher, organist, conductor and composer. He was one of the most prolific composers who ever lived, although his music is largely forgotten and he is now mainly remembered as a strict music teacher, most notably of Anton Bruckner. Carl Christian Müller (1831–1914)compiled and adapted Sechter's Die richtige Folge der Grundharmonien as The Correct Order of Fundamental Harmonies: A Treatise on Fundamental Basses,
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire
- Place of birth
- Frymburk
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- music theorist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Antonio Salieri
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Sechter.jpg
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- Simon Sechter
- name in native language
- Simon Sechter
- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1788-11-11
- date of death
- 1867-09-10
- P8168
- Frans Wiertz
- archives at
- Berlin State Library
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