Franz Xaver Murschhauser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Xaver Murschhauser

German composer and theorist

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1663

Place of Birth: Saverne, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1738

Profession: composer, musicologist, music theorist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Franz Xaver Anton Murschhauser (1 July 1663 – 6 January 1738) was a German composer and theorist. He was born in Saverne, Alsace, but he is first mentioned as a singer and instrumentalist at St Peter's School in Munich, in 1676.
He studied music with the Kantor, Siegmund Auer and, from 1683 to his death in 1693, Johann Caspar Kerll.
Murchhauser was appointed music director of the Munich Frauenkirche in 1691, where he remained until his death.