Anton Bruckner

Born September 4, 1824· Ansfelden, Austria

† Died October 11, 1896

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Emerging from a modest farming background in Ansfelden, he received his first musical instruction from his schoolmaster father and quickly developed a devotion to the organ, practicing up to twelve hours daily. After his father’s death, he entered the Augustinian monastery at Sankt Florian as a choirboy, where he added violin and organ studies, and later completed teacher-training in Linz under Au… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources