!!!Biechteler von Greiffenthal, Matthias Sigmund b. Leibnitz (Styria), around 1668, d. Salzburg, Aug. 27, 1743, composer. Studied in Graz from 1684; began as court musician to Prince Archbishop Ernst von Thun in Salzburg, became deputy director of music in 1703 and director of music in 1706; was made a member of the nobility in 1723. !Works 19 masses, 4 requiems, various pieces of vocal music, church sonatas and music for Jesuit dramas. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Biechteler_von_Greiffenthal,_Matthias_Sigmund|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]