Gottlieb Theophil Muffat
Austrian court organist and composer
Died when: 80 years 228 days (967 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Gottlieb Muffat (25 April 1690 – 9 December 1770), son of Georg Muffat, served as Hofscholar under Johann Fux in Vienna from 1711 and was appointed to the position of third court organist at the Hofkapelle in 1717.
He acquired additional duties over time including the instruction of members of the Imperial family, among them the future Empress Maria Theresa.
He was promoted to second organist in 1729 and first organist upon the accession of Maria Theresa to the throne in 1741.
He retired from official duties at the court in 1763.
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