Wenzel Raimund Birck
Wenzel Raimund Johann Birck , also to be found under Pirck , Birk and other spellings, (baptized June 27, 1718 in Vienna ; † July 17, 1763 ibid) was an Austrian composer and organist .
Life
Birck was a student of Matteo Palotta and Johann Joseph Fux . From 1739 he worked as an imperial court organist with composition obligations. He taught the royal princes and archdukes. One of his students was Christoph Sonnleithner .
Works
- Trattenimenti per clavicembalo , Vienna 1757
literature
- Michael Stephanides: Wenzel Birck (Pürk) 1718-1763: Life and work of a Viennese court musician at the turn from baroque to classical (dissertation), Vienna 1982 (PDF)
- Michael Stephanides: Birck, Wenzel Raimund Johann. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
- Barbara Boisits: Birck (Birk, Pirk or similar), Wenzel Raimund Johann. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
Web links
- Works by Wenzel Raimund Birck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Wenzel Raimund Birck in the German Digital Library
- Digital work edition: Wenzel Raimund Johann Birck (1718-1763)
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| SURNAME | Birck, Wenzel Raimund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Birck, Wenzel Raimund Johann (full name); Pirck, Wenzel Raimund; Birk, Wenzel Raimund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized June 27, 1718 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1763 |
| Place of death | Vienna |