Biber, Heinrich Johann Franz von
1644 - He was born on the 12th of August in Wartenberg, Germany.
- He was first a violinist at the castle of Kromìøíž and the Salzburg court.
1660 - He entered the service of the Prince-Bishop of Olomouc who maintained an excellent Kapelle at his KromYíž castle.
1672 - He composed new music for large ceremonial events, and he felt secure enough to marry Maria Weiss, a member of one of Salzburg's prominent merchant families.
1684 - He became Kapellmeister in Salzburg.
- Biber wrote as the "Nightwatchman" Serenade and "Harmonia Artificiosa."
1904 - Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber died on the 3rd of May.
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