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Austrian composer and musicologist Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741) wrote secular and sacred music, including operas, masses, Psalms, requiems, and instrumental pieces. He was an accomplished organist and became imperial composer and musical director of the imperial court. Yet for all his other abilities, Fux is most remembered for his Gradus ad Parnassum, a theoretical work on counterpoint ... [MORE]
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Fux, Johann Joseph: Biography
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Introduction to his life and works from the Sojourn pages of Timothy A. Smith includes related composer links.
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Johann Joseph Fux
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Biography, accomplishments, related topics, and major works from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
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Johann Joseph Fux
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Karadar dictionary entry with brief life, links, portrait, major works, and MIDI audio sample.
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Johann Joseph Fux: A Biographical Note
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Focus on his work and career in Vienna, the treatise on counterpoint, and noted compositions from Arton's Baroque Composers and Musicians pages.
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