ALBRECHTSBERGER, JOHANN GEORG. — Musician, born 11 Feb 1736 at Klosterneuburg. A distinguished theorist, teacher, and composer, after holding several posts in various Austrian cities he became regens chori at the Carmelite convent in Vienna. In 1772 he was appointed court organist, in 1782 Kapellmeister at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, where he died on 7 March 1809.
His musical output was extremely prolific, with at least 26 Masses, 6 oratorios, 4 symphonies, 28 trios and 42 string quartets, 38 quintets, numerous hymns, offertories, etc., remaining unpublished. Among his published works are organ preludes and fugues, 18 string quartets, trios, etc. Notable are his theoretical writings, including a composition treatise translated into French and English, Gründliche Anweisung zur Komposition (1790). In 1794 he became Beethoven’s teacher.