Franz Xaver Schnitzer (1740-1785) - Sonata 'Pastorella' per il Organo (1773)

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Composer: Franz Xaver Schnitzer (1740-1785)
Work: Sonata 'Pastorella' (VI, G-Dur) per il Organo aus 'SEI SONATE | per il Cembalo ed Organo ... L'Autore P. Francesco Schnizer Capitolare dell'istesso Monastero | OPERA I.' (1773)
Performers: Pierre Pfіstеr (organ)

Sonata 'Pastorella' per il Organo (1773)
1. Pastorella 0:00
2. Andante 3:50
3. Presto 8:13

Painting: Unknown artist (19th Century) - Blick vom Buschelberg auf Ottobeuren (c.1825)
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Franz (Francesco) Xaver Schnitzer [Schnizer, Shnizer, Snizer]
(Wurzach, 13 December 1740 - Ottobeuren, 5 May 1785)

German organist and composer. He entered the monastery of Ottobeuren in 1760 and studied music under Placidus Christadler and Benedikt Kraus. In 1766, he had the honor of performing on Karl Joseph Riepp's newly constructed organ during the consecration of the monastery's Dreifaltigkeitskirche, marking a significant moment in both his career and the abbey's musical history. From 1769 onward, he assumed the roles of regens chori, organist, and music teacher, further solidifying his position as a central figure in the abbey's musical life. As a composer, his output primarily consisted of sacred music composed in the prevailing Italian style of his time. His compositions are preserved in various libraries and archives, including those in Vienna, Freiburg, Munich and Ottobeuren. Additionally, he wrote at least 17 school dramas, now lost, which were performed at Ottobeuren and in Freising in 1776. He also published a set of 'Sei sonate per il Cembalo ed Organo' (1773) and his 'Cantus ottoburani monasterii' (1784), offers a glimpse into the rich choral tradition of the Ottobeuren monastery.