Gänsbacher, Johann 05/08/1778 - 07/13/1844

Johann Baptist Gaensbacher (* May 8, 1778 in Sterzing; † July 13, 1844 in Vienna) was an Austrian composer, conductor and chapel master. His compositions include masses, requiems, vespers, litanies and chamber music as well as songs, vocal and instrumental works. Gaensbacher composed both spiritual and secular music, although he created almost only ecclesiastical music during his position as cathedral chapel master. Among his early works are several commissioned compositions. During the period of time he was enrolled in the military, Gaensbacher also created pieces for brass bands, mainly marches. The number of his compositions exceeds well over a hundred.