Franz Xaver Gruber
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Franz Xaver Gruber was an Austrian primary school teacher and church organist best known as the composer of the Christmas carol "Silent Night."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Franz Xaver Gruber canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ organist ⓘ school teacher ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Hallein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Joseph Mohr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composed |
Silent Night
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sacred songs ⓘ various masses ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Archduchy of Salzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1787-11-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1863-06-07 ⓘ |
| employer |
St Nicholas Church, Oberndorf bei Salzburg
NERFINISHED
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parish of Arnsdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Austrian ⓘ |
| familyName | Gruber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas carol
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sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName |
Franz
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Xaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | subject of memorials in Austria ⓘ |
| hasPartInHisLegacy | Gruber Museum in Hallein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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organ ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | Romantic music ⓘ |
| name | Franz Xaver Gruber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | composing the melody of Silent Night ⓘ |
| notableWork | Silent Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
church organist
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composer ⓘ primary school teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hochburg-Ach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hallein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Arnsdorf
NERFINISHED
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Hallein NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberndorf bei Salzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedAs |
choirmaster
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sacristan ⓘ |
| workLocation | Salzburg region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteMusicForTextBy | Joseph Mohr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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