Composer
Gregor Joseph Werner
Austrian composer
1693–1766
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1693
- Died
- 1766
- Birthplace
- Ybbs an der Donau
- Place of death
- Eisenstadt
- Citizenship / historical state
- Holy Roman Empire
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
Gregor Joseph Werner (28 January 1693 – 3 March 1766) was an Austrian composer of the Baroque period, best known as the predecessor of Joseph Haydn as the Kapellmeister of the Hungarian Esterházy family. Few of Werner's works survive to the present day, and he is mostly remembered for his troubled relationship with Haydn.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Education
- Stiftsgymnasium Melk
- Movements
- Baroque music
- VIAF ID
- 100248860
- ISNI
- 0000000116917751
- GND ID
- 11863142X
- Library of Congress ID
- n82063883
- MusicBrainz ID
- bd0171ce-cd34-45f8-828d-8f03b6fbd2b5
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Choir, strings
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In dulci jubilo - G-Dur/G major | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 8 |
| 6 Fugues | — | — | — | strings | Classical | 1 |
| Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich - B-Dur/B-flat major | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 100248860.