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Johann Georg Albrechtsberger

1736 - 1809

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Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (3 February 1736 – 7 March 1809) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist, widely regarded as one of the leading figures in counterpoint and composition theory during the Classical period. He was a prolific composer of church music, orchestral works, and keyboard pieces, though he is best remembered for his influence as a teacher. Albrechtsberger was a mentor to several important composers, most notably Ludwig van Beethoven, whom he instructed in counterpoint and fugue. His theoretical writings and pedagogical methods had a lasting impact on 19th-century composition, and his treatises on harmony and counterpoint remain highly regarded. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Georg Albrechtsberger is the 222nd most popular composer (up from 258th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Austria (up from 257th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Austrian Composer.

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger is most famous for being a composer and music theorist. He was born in 1736 in Vienna, Austria. Albrechtsberger studied with Anton Cajetan Adlgasser and Johann Joseph Fux. He was a prolific composer, but the majority of his compositions are lost.

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Among composers, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger ranks 222 out of 1,451. Before him are Umberto Giordano, Josef Mysliveček, Francesca Caccini, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Josef Suk, and Eugène Ysaÿe. After him are Andrea Gabrieli, Ludwig Minkus, Fromental Halévy, Benedetto Marcello, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, and Lili Boulanger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1736, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger ranks 6. Before him are James Watt, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Jean Sylvain Bailly, and Rama I. After him are James Macpherson, Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, and Franz Xaver Messerschmidt. Among people deceased in 1809, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger ranks 6. Before him are Joseph Haydn, Nicolai Abildgaard, Jean Lannes, Thomas Paine, and Rama I. After him are Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Ueda Akinari, August Ludwig von Schlözer, and Joseph-Marie Vien.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger ranks 216 out of 1,424. Before him are Otto Neurath (1882), Jörg Haider (1950), Maria Antonia of Austria (1669), Anton Diabelli (1781), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), and Franz Grillparzer (1791). After him are Ludwig Minkus (1826), Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1692), Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766), Maria Theresa of Austria (1801), Maria Anna of Austria (1683), and Albert VI, Archduke of Austria (1418).

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Among COMPOSERS In Austria

Among composers born in Austria, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger ranks 19. Before him are Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791), Eduard Strauss (1835), Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865), Michael Haydn (1737), Anna Maria Mozart (1720), and Johann Joseph Fux (1660). After him are Ludwig Minkus (1826), Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766), Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871), Joseph Lanner (1801), Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739), and Franz Xaver Gruber (1787).

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