Murschhauser received influential tuition from Court Kapellmeister Johann Kaspar Kerll from 1684 to 1693.
Composition History
Murschhauser's composition manual, Academia Musico-Poetica Bipartita, sparked a violent dispute with composer Johann Mattheson due to a sarcastic postscript.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording, built by Johann Freundt in 1662, was thoroughly restored in 1999 by master organ builder Christian Kögler.
Composer Biography
Franz Xaver Murschhauser, the composer, moved back to Munich at age three with his widowed mother after his father's early death.
Critical Reception
Despite criticism from Johann Mattheson for his 'antiquated' style, Murschhauser's compositions maintained a significant place in Catholic church music in southern Germany.
Compositional Technique
Murschhauser's Prototypon Longo-Breve Organicum shows interest in the French style by using French organ tablature in its published version.
Compositional Technique
The Prototypon Longo-Breve Organicum, featured on this recording, includes 20 pieces where Murschhauser indicates cuts to aid organists in liturgical use.
