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Georg Muffat
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1653
- Died
- 1704
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Les grands organistes du XXe siècle
- Regulae concentuum partiturae
- Suite I from Florilegium musicum
- Sonata in D für Violine und Basso continuo
- Apparatus musico-organisticus
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- Total plays
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Georg Muffat (1653-1704) was a composer in the Baroque style. Muffat was born in Megeve, Savoy (now in France), of Scottish descent. His precise birth date is unknown, but he was baptised on 1st June 1653. He studied in Paris with Jean-Baptiste Lully between 1663 and 1669, then became an organist in Molsheim and Sélestat. Later, he studied law in Ingolstadt, afterwards settling in Vienna. He could not get an official appointment, so travelled to Prague in 1677, then to Salzburg, where he work
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georg
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Megève
- Place of death
- Passau
- Child
- Gottlieb Muffat
- Occupation
- composer
- Position held
- chapelmaster
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Bernardo Pasquini
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Georg Muffat - print - XVIII century.jpg
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- Commons category
- Georg Muffat
- date of birth
- 1653-06-01
- date of death
- 1704-02-23
- P8168
- Andrzej Lesiak
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Georg Muffat, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana