Sechter, Simon
(1788–1867)
SIMON SECHTERSECHTER, SIMONSIMON SECHTER [* 1788-† 1867] Viennese music theory and pedagogy around the middle of the nineteenth century were dominated by Simon Sechter, who both interacted briefly with Schubert (on the young yet dying composer's questions concerning fugue) and strongly influenced Anton BRUCKNER, who later succeeded Sechter as a professor at the Vienna Conservatory. Sechter's rise to prominence was gradual: he served for many years as a music instructor at a school for the…