Johann Joseph Fux Born: c. 1660 Birthplace: Hirtenfeld, Styria, Austria Died: 13-Feb-1741 Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, Austria
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Composer Nationality: Austria Executive summary: Gradus ad Parnassum Court composer for Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I in 1698. Made musical director of the Austrian Imperial Court, 1711. Fux is best known for Gradus ad Parnassum, a textbook on counterpoint. Wife: (m. 1696, d. 1731)
University: Graz University
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Author of books:
Gradus ad Parnassum (1725, music theory)
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