!!!Fuchs, Johann Nepomuk, geb. 1766 Fuchs, Johann Nepomuk, b. June 29, 1766, d. Eisenstadt (Burgenland), Oct. 29, 1839, composer, student of J. Haydn. Known as one of the most important composers of sacred music of his time. From 1784 worked for the Esterházy orchestra and took over the direction of the orchestra after Haydn's death 1822. !Works 28 Masses, 51 offertories and graduals, 31 litanies, 62 further works of sacred music, 20 operas, 2 overtures, 15 men's quartets. !Literature OeBL. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Fuchs,_Johann_Nepomuk,_geb._1766|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]