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Jan 29, 1715 Vienna, Austria Died on 01 Mar 1777 (aged 62)
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About Georg Christoph Wagenseil
- Georg Christoph Wagenseil (29 January 1715 – 1 March 1777) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Vienna, and became a favorite pupil of the Vienna court's Kapellmeister, Johann Joseph Fux.
- Wagenseil himself composed for the court from 1739 to his death.
- He also held positions as harpsichordist and organist.
- His pupils included Johann Baptist Schenk (who was to teach Ludwig van Beethoven), and Marie Antoinette.
- He traveled little, and died in Vienna having spent most of his life there. Wagenseil was a well-known musical figure in his day — both Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are known to have been familiar with his works.
- His early works are Baroque, while his later pieces are in the Classical style.
- He composed a number of operas, choral works, symphonies, concertos, chamber music and keyboard pieces.
