Franz Xaver Süßmayr

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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1. When was Franz Xaver Süßmayr born?1766
2. Where was Franz Xaver Süßmayr born?Schönberg im Stiftland, Bavaria
3. What is Franz Xaver Süßmayr known for?Completing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626
4. What is the career?Composer, Kapellmeister, assistant to Mozart
5. What is the related topics?Classical music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, Musicology, Opera
6. Who was Franz Xaver Süßmayr?Franz Xaver Süßmayr was an Austrian composer born in 1766 who helped finish Mozart's famous Requiem.

Requiem Mass: A liturgical musical composition setting to music the Mass for the dead, often performed as a concert piece.