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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