Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg
(1736–1809)
JOHANN GEORG ALBRECHTSBERGERALBRECHTSBERGER, JOHANN GEORGJOHANN GEORG ALBRECHTSBERGER [* 1736-† 1809] At the end of the eighteenth century, Viennese music theory was dominated by Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, whose popular counterpoint and figured-bass manuals were well received both among those who read German and, later, among the French and English, for whom translations were completed. Albrechtsberger continued the conservative tradition of FUX, aiding young composers (including Beethoven)…