Josef Seger

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Josef Seger (born Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger) (* 21 March 1716 in Repín - †April 22, 1782 in Prague) was a Bohemian-German composer and one of the most important representatives of the Altboehmi school.

Seger was a pupil of Bohuslav Cernohorsky. He worked as a singer and violinist various Prague churches. In 1741 he became the organist to the Teynkirche and in 1745 at the Church of the Knights of the Cross . His most important pupils were Jan Koželuh and Josef Mysliveček. In 1781, he applied as court organist in Vienna, but died before he was given the job.

Seger was an extremely prolific composer. He wrote several hundred organ works (Preludes, Toccatas and Fugues), Masses , Motets, Psalms and Prayers. His works, like those of many Baroque composers, lost popularity during the Classical and Romantic periods, but were readily rediscovered and absorbed in the early 20th century.