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Simon Sechter

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Simon Sechter

Birth
Cesky Krumlov, Okres Český Krumlov, South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Death
10 Sep 1867 (aged 78)
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria
Burial
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria Add to Map
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Group 0, Row 1, Number 23
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Composer, Music Pedagogue. Simon Sechter was appreciated by his contemporaries as a fugue improvisor and teacher of counterpoint. He composed mainly church music (masses and graduals), but also variations for string quartets and piano. Professor of harmony and composition at the Vienna Conservatory. After 1825 he was the first court organist. He was a teacher of music theory to Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner.
Composer, Music Pedagogue. Simon Sechter was appreciated by his contemporaries as a fugue improvisor and teacher of counterpoint. He composed mainly church music (masses and graduals), but also variations for string quartets and piano. Professor of harmony and composition at the Vienna Conservatory. After 1825 he was the first court organist. He was a teacher of music theory to Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner.

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  • Added: Feb 4, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4479/simon-sechter: accessed ), memorial page for Simon Sechter (11 Oct 1788–10 Sep 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4479, citing Wiener Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria; Maintained by Find a Grave.