Franz Novotny (composer)
Franz Novotny (* 1748 ; † November 5, 1806 in Pécs ( German Fünfkirchen ), Austrian Empire , today Hungary ) was a Romanian-German church musician and composer .
Little is known about Novotny's living conditions. He was a pupil of Leopold Koželuh and is called in 1802 as the Regens Chori at the Cathedral in Pécs , where he worked until his death. His successor was Johann Georg Lickl . In addition to church music, including 20 masses, a funeral mass , several graduals , settings of the Veni sanctus spiritus and a Te Deum , Novotny also received two symphonies (in E flat major and D major).
Web links
- Franz Metz : Edition Musik Südost - Franz Novotny
- Literature by and about Franz Novotny in the catalog of the German National Library
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| SURNAME | Novotny, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Novotny, Ferenc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian-German church musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1748 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1806 |
| Place of death | Pécs , Austrian Empire |