A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Bibl, Andreas

BIBL, Andreas, born at Vienna April 8, 1797; and from 1818 organist at S. Stephen's. He came to the cathedral in Albrechtsberger's time as a singing boy, and learned organ-playing and composition from Josef Preindl. His style of playing was noble, and his compositions are clear and thoroughly church-like in character. He published preludes and fugues for the organ (Diabelli and Haslinger). His son Rudolph, born Jan. 6, 1832, studied under Sechter, and became organist at the cathedral 1859 and at the imperial chapel 1863. His playing was that of a sound musician, and his compositions for church and chamber, many of them still in MS., show that he knew how to keep pace with the times.

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