Monday, June 27, 2022

TDCM: June 27th - Johann Joseph Fux

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741)


Bio

Fux studied at the Jesuit Ferdinandeum University in Graz before taking a post as an organist in Ingolstadt. He gained the attention of Emperor Leopold I and remained a fixture in the Imperial court for three consecutive monarchs. He was widely popular at the height of the Baroque movement and his music was influential on Haydn, Beethoven, and Mozart.    

Music

Overture in D minor


Kaiserrequiem


Overture in G minor


Capricio et Fugue


Suite in C major


Constanza e fortezza



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