- Ferdinand Tobias Richter
Ferdinand Tobias Richter (
22 July 1651 inWürzburg -3 November 1711 inVienna ) was anAustria nBaroque composer andorganist .From 1675 to 1679 Richter served as organist at
Heiligenkreuz Abbey in southern Austria. In 1683 he moved toVienna to become court and chamber organist at the imperial court. In 1690 he was named first organist in the court chapel. He worked there until his death.Richter's compositions include several
toccata s, fivesuite s and other pieces for keyboard. He also wrote music for a number ofJesuit school plays,opera s andoratorio s. His music shows a decided flair for the dramatic.In 1699
Johann Pachelbel dedicated "Hexachordum Apollinis ", a collection including his famous Aria Sebaldina in F minor, toDietrich Buxtehude and to his friend in Vienna, Ferdinand Tobias Richter.His son Anton Karl Richter (1690-1763) was also court organist, serving from 1718 to 1751.
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* [http://www.gramophone.co.uk/grove_popup_detail.asp?id=7698 Entry in Grove Concise Dictionary of Music] , Oxford University Press, 1994, through [http://www.gramophone.co.uk/ Gramophone.com]
* [http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.r/r602076.htm Entry in Aeiou] , the Austrian cultural information system of the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture
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