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Georg Christoph Wagenseil

1715 - 1777

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Georg Christoph Wagenseil (29 January 1715 – 1 March 1777) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Vienna, and became a favorite pupil of the Vienna court's Kapellmeister, Johann Joseph Fux. Wagenseil himself composed for the court from 1739 to his death. He also held positions as harpsichordist and organist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Christoph Wagenseil is the 566th most popular composer (down from 565th in 2019), the 469th most popular biography from Austria (up from 472nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Austrian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Georg Christoph Wagenseil ranks 566 out of 1,451. Before him are Hermann Scherchen, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Louise Farrenc, Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Hans Krása, and Johannes Ciconia. After him are Max Richter, Joseph Szigeti, William Boyce, Alexandre Desplat, Johann Nikolaus Forkel, and Per Nørgård.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1715, Georg Christoph Wagenseil ranks 7. Before him are Peter II of Russia, Claude Adrien Helvétius, Robert-François Damiens, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, and Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet. After him are William Watson, Dorothea Erxleben, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Charles, Prince of Soubise, Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, and Pierre Charles Le Monnier. Among people deceased in 1777, Georg Christoph Wagenseil ranks 8. Before him are Joseph I of Portugal, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Albrecht von Haller, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben, and Charles de Brosses. After him are Johann Andreas Segner, Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria, Charles-Joseph Natoire, William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, Maxim Berezovsky, and Bernard de Jussieu.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Georg Christoph Wagenseil ranks 469 out of 1,424. Before him are Agnes of Austria (1281), Karl Nehammer (1972), Elisabeth von Gutmann (1875), Carlo Abarth (1908), Hans Krása (1899), and Carl Schlechter (1874). After him are Franz von Liszt (1851), Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874), Gustav Ucicky (1899), Franz Binder (1911), Herbert Bayer (1900), and Karl Schäfer (1909).

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Among COMPOSERS In Austria

Among composers born in Austria, Georg Christoph Wagenseil ranks 37. Before him are Robert Stolz (1880), Oscar Straus (1870), Robert Fuchs (1847), Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620), Johann Strauss III (1866), and Hans Krása (1899). After him are Carl Zeller (1842), Wilhelm Kienzl (1857), Hans Rott (1858), Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855), Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765), and Emil von Reznicek (1860).

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