Starzer, Joseph
(†1795)> COMPOSER
Starzer, Joseph (?; 1795, Vienna) composer, was well known in Vienna for the scores he created for a number of ballets, and it is difficult to understand how his full name, date of birth, and early life have remained so completely unknown. He made his first appearance in European musical circles of the eighteenth century as official ballet composer for the Imperial Theatre of Vienna and was invited to Saint Petersburg in 1762 to become concert master at court. Starzer was back in the Austrian…