Josef Seger (composer)

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Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger (also Seeg (e) r, Segert ; born March 21, 1716 in Řepín , † April 22, 1782 in Prague ) was a Bohemian organist and composer and one of the most important representatives of the Old Bohemian School.

Life

Josef Seger was a student of Bohuslav Matej Černohorský . He worked as a singer and violinist in various Prague churches. In 1741 he became organist at the Teyn Church and in 1745 at the Kreuzherrenkirche . His most important students were Jan Antonín Koželuh and Josef Mysliveček . In 1782, Emperor Joseph II , who was enthusiastic about Seger's organ playing, intended to transfer the position of court organist to him in Vienna , but Seger died before receiving the decree of employment. Seger was an extremely prolific composer. He wrote several hundred organ pieces ( preludes , toccatas and fugues ), masses , motets , psalms and litanies . His works were forgotten for a long time and were only rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century.

"Toccata quinta" audio file

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SURNAME Seger, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Seger, Josef Ferdinand Norbert; Seeger, Josef Ferdinand Norbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian composer, representative of the Old Bohemian School
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1716
PLACE OF BIRTH Řepín
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 1782
Place of death Prague