Franz Nikolaus Novotny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian composer
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Place of Birth: Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria
About Franz Nikolaus Novotny
- Franz Nikolaus Novotny (also Novotný, Novittni, Novotni, Nowotny) (6 December 1743, Eisenstadt – 25 August 1773) was an Austrian organist and composer of Bohemian descent at the Esterházy court in Schloss Esterházy in Eisenstadt.Novotny's grandfather had served at the court as a bass singer; his father, Johann Novotný (1718–1765), a pupil of Gregor Werner, was also a court organist.
- Franz Nikolaus succeeded his father in that post on 30 August 1765, having before worked in the court treasury.
- He composed mainly church music and his work was esteemed by Joseph Haydn.
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