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THE BRITISH MINSTREL: AND
FRANZ SCHNEIDER.
Franz Schneider was born at Polkau in 1737;
he was the son of a poor carpenter. The village
schoolmaster undertook his education ; and so early
did he display his aptitude at acquiring knowledge,
that, independently of the regular course of scholas-
tic studies, he taught him singing and playing upon
the violin, piano, organ, and several wind instru-
ments. He was twenty years of age when Albrechts-
berger summoned him to Melk, where he so formed
himself under this master's guidance, that on Al-
brechtsberger quitting for Vienna, he proposed
Schneider as his successor, who proved well worthy
such a master, both by his talent in composition
and execution on the organ.
In the convent library are to be found the follow-
ing autograph compositions of his, which famish
ample testimony of the pilch to which he had carried
the knowledge of his art: fifty masses, thirty-three
motetts, thirty-four gradualia and oB'ertories, four-
teen requiems, &.C. His works are imbued through-
out with clearness and depth, science and inspira-
tion. He was, according to Stadler, one of the first
organists that ever appeared. Abbe Vogler, who
undertook a journey for the express purpose of hear-
ing him, one day gave him alternately with Forkel
a very difficult chromatic theme, from which he im-
provised fugues indicative of the full powers of this
colossal instrument with thirty-two feet pedal regis-
ters. Such was their admiration of his performance,
that they pronounced him king of all living organ-
ists. He departed this life in 1812. — Musical Times.
Affettuoso.
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