Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (Würzburg, 3 December 1750 – Würzburg, 12 October 1817) German composer and pianist in the 18th Century. He was educated at the University of Würzburg and in 1778 he became chaplain and musician at the court in Mainz. He lived in Regensburg (1802–10), then in Aschaffenburg, and finally retired to Würzburg in 1815. At first Sterkel was an organist in Neumünster. In 1774 he was ordained a priest. He moved to Mainz and became court chaplain, but toured Italy as a pianist, 1779–1782. After a visit to Italy in 1782, where he met Padre Martini, he returned t… read more
Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (Würzburg, 3 December 1750 – Würzburg, 12 October 1817) German composer and pianist in the 18th Century. He was educated at the University of Würzburg and in 1778 he became chaplain and musician at the court in Mainz. He lived in Regensburg (1802–10), then in Asch… read more
Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (Würzburg, 3 December 1750 – Würzburg, 12 October 1817) German composer and pianist in the 18th Century. He was educated at the University of Würzburg and in 1778 he became chaplain and musician at the court in Mainz. He lived in Regensburg (1802–10), then in Aschaffenburg, and finally retired to Würzburg in 1815. At first Sterkel w… read more
