Muffat, Georg
(1653–1704)
GEORG MUFFATMUFFAT, GEORGGEORG MUFFAT [bapt. 1653-† 1704] The informative and practical writings of Georg Muffat confirm his position as one of seventeenth-century Austria's leading organists and most progressive composers. Having interacted with both Lully and Corelli, Muffat brought both French and Italian influences into play in his compositions and remarked upon them (in four languages) in prefaces to his various collections. Orchestration, ornamentation, tempo, bowing, and dynamics are…