Franz Sparry Explained

Franz Sparry (28 April 1715  - 7 April 1767;[1] also known as Josef Sparry) was a composer of the Baroque period.

Sparry was born in Graz, and studied at the University of Salzburg[2] before joining the Benedictine order. He subsequently went back to Salzburg to study theology, and began his career as a composer; he wrote a Tafelmusik, his best-known work. From 1747 he was director of music at Kremsmünster Abbey.[3] He died in Kremsmünster.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=KeIqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA459 "Oestreichs Prälaturen" (incl. biography of Franz Sparry)
  2. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.26366 Oxford Music Online entry
  3. Howard E Smither, A History of the Oratorio, vol. 3. University of North Carolina Press, 1987. . p. 44