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František Brixi
Person · male · Prague · born 1732 · died 1771 · recording since 1983
Czech composer
Also known as František Xaver Brixi · 弗朗蒂舍克·布里克西
Timeline
7 events▣ Album 4◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1730s
1770s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Organ Concertos
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
Biography
English biography285 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1329957993
Biography
František Xaver Brixi (German: Franz Xaver Brixi; 2 January 1732 – 14 October 1771) was a Czech classical composer. He was the son of composer Šimon Brixi.
Life
Brixi was born on 2 January 1732 in Prague, the son of composer Šimon Brixi. He received his musical education at the Piarist gymnasium in Kosmonosy. His teachers included Václav Kalous, a significant composer himself.
In 1749, Brixi left Kosmonosy and returned to Prague, where he worked as an organist at several churches. In 1759, he was appointed regens chori (choir director) and Kapellmeister of St. Vitus Cathedral, thus attaining, at age 27, the highest musical position in the city; this office he held till his early death. He wrote some 290 church works (of the most varied type), cantatas and oratorios, chamber compositions, and orchestral compositions. He was a prolific composer of music for the liturgy, and wrote more than 100 masses, vespers and motets, among others. He also composed secular music such as oratorios and incidental music, concertos and symphonies. His organ concertos, which have been recorded several times each, are his best-known pieces today.
Brixi died of tuberculosis in Prague in 1771, at the age of 39.
Style and influence
Brixi was an important composer at the junction between the Baroque and Classical periods. Brixi's style is distinguished from that of his contemporaries by its fresh melodic writing, vivacious rhythm and lively bass lines, and from that of his predecessors by its simple yet effective instrumentation.
Brixi's music made Prague's people receptive for Mozart's music (where Mozart was in high esteem even during times where he was shunned elsewhere).
Compositions
Brixi composed 500 works, in which sacred music dominated. None of his compositions were published during Brixi's lifetime.
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Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | -212 | 3.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 46:48
1Allegro moderato (Koncert C dur)6:042Adagio4:513Allegro. Alla breve4:534Allegro (Koncert C dur)4:385Adagio5:046Presto3:417Allegro moderato (Koncert D dur)7:018Andante molto5:529Allegro4:44Missa Integra / Opus Patheticum
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 58:01
1Missa Integra D-moll, Nov. I / 46: Kyrie5:042Missa Integra D-moll, Nov. I / 46: Gloria8:553Missa Integra D-moll, Nov. I / 46: Credo4:474Missa Integra D-moll, Nov. I / 46: Sanctus1:475Missa Integra D-moll, Nov. I / 46: Benedictus4:326Missa Integra D-moll, Nov. I / 46: Agnus3:497Opus Patheticum de Septem Doloribus Beatae Mariae Virginis, Nov. IV / 11: Largo "Septem Tuos Dolores Maria"1: Largo "Septem Tuos Dolores Maria"6:358Opus Patheticum de Septem Doloribus Beatae Mariae Virginis, Nov. IV / 11: Larghetto. Aria "Annae Gemit Senectus"5:029Opus Patheticum de Septem Doloribus Beatae Mariae Virginis, Nov. IV / 1: Alla Breve. Moderato. Fuga "Fugis Maria Prolis Onusta Pondere" (att.) Largo "Et Luminare Solis"4:1310Opus Patheticum de Septem Doloribus Beatae Mariae Virginis, Nov. IV / 1: Andante. Aria "Aegyptus Est Asyli"3:5511Opus Patheticum de Septem Doloribus Beatae Mariae Virginis, Nov. IV / 11: Andante. Aria. "In Patris Esse Rebus"5:1612Opus Patheticum de Septem Doloribus Beatae Mariae Virginis, Nov. IV / 11: - In Fine - Alla Breve. Moderato. Fuga "Fugis Maria Prolis Onusta Pondere"4:062003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:21
1Organ Concerto No. 5 in F major: I. Allegro Moderato6:112Organ Concerto No. 5 in F major: II. Adagio8:043Organ Concerto No. 5 in F major: III. Allegro Assai4:534Organ Concerto in C major (Allegro Moderato, Adagio, Allegro (Alla Breve)): I...5:075Organ Concerto in C major (Allegro Moderato, Adagio, Allegro (Alla Breve)): I...5:096Organ Concerto in C major (Allegro Moderato, Adagio, Allegro (Alla Breve)): I...4:347Organ Concerto No. 2 in G major: I. Allegro Moderato7:058Organ Concerto No. 2 in G major: II. Adagio4:389Organ Concerto No. 2 in G major: III. Allegro Molto5:0410Organ Concerto in D major (Allegro Moderato, Andante Molto, Allegro): I. Alle...6:3011Organ Concerto in D major (Allegro Moderato, Andante Molto, Allegro): II. And...5:4012Organ Concerto in D major (Allegro Moderato, Andante Molto, Allegro): III. Al...4:262006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:45:06
Disc 11Organ Concerto no. 6 in G major: Moderato7:002Organ Concerto no. 6 in G major: Adagio3:493Organ Concerto no. 6 in G major: Allegro assai4:444Organ Concerto no. 3 in D major: Moderato4:485Organ Concerto no. 3 in D major: Adagio3:156Organ Concerto no. 3 in D major: Presto3:207Organ Concerto no. 1 in C major: Allegro4:298Organ Concerto no. 1 in C major: Adagio2:039Organ Concerto no. 1 in C major: Presto3:0810Organ Concerto no. 5 in F major: Allegro moderato5:3911Organ Concerto no. 5 in F major: Adagio5:3312Organ Concerto no. 5 in F major: Allegro assai4:30Disc 21Organ Concerto no. 2 in C major: Allegro assai6:342Organ Concerto no. 2 in C major: Adagio3:353Organ Concerto no. 2 in C major: Allegro4:274Organ Concerto no. 7 in G major: Allegro moderato7:085Organ Concerto no. 7 in G major: Adagio3:596Organ Concerto no. 7 in G major: Allegro molto5:037Organ Concerto no. 4 in D major: Allegro moderato6:448Organ Concerto no. 4 in D major: Andante molto3:229Organ Concerto no. 4 in D major: Allegro4:2610Organ Concerto no. 8 in D major: Allegro4:3011Organ Concerto no. 8 in D major: Adagio1:3012Organ Concerto no. 8 in D major: Allegro1:30
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Organ ConcertosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:12:411Orgelkonzert F-Dur – Allegro moderato6:28 2Orgelkonzert F-Dur – Adagio9:27 3Orgelkonzert F-Dur – Allegro assai4:32 4Orgelkonzert D-Dur – Allegro moderato6:26 5Orgelkonzert D-Dur – Andante molto6:49 6Orgelkonzert D-Dur – Allegro4:13 7Orgelkonzert C-Dur – Allegro moderato5:45 8Orgelkonzert C-Dur – Adagio6:51 9Orgelkonzert C-Dur – Allegro5:21 10Orgelkonzert G-Dur – Allegro moderato7:13 11Orgelkonzert G-Dur – Adagio4:53 12Orgelkonzert G-Dur – Allegro molto4:43 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put František Brixi head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | -212 | 3.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
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