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Franz Xaver Gruber

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Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863), was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to Stille Nacht (Silent Night). [1]

14 relations: Austria, Austrian Empire, Christmas carol, Christmas Eve, Hallein, Hochburg-Ach, Joseph Mohr, Lamprechtshausen, Mutopia Project, Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Ogg, Salzburg (state), Silent Night, Upper Austria.

Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire (Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling Kaisertum Österreich) was a Central European multinational great power from 1804 to 1919, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs.

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Christmas carol

A Christmas carol (also called a noël, from the French word meaning "Christmas") is a carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, and which is traditionally sung on Christmas itself or during the surrounding holiday season.

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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus.

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Hallein

Hallein is a historic town in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

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Hochburg-Ach

Hochburg-Ach is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

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Joseph Mohr

Josephus Franciscus Mohr, sometimes spelt Josef (December 11, 1792 – December 4, 1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and writer, who wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night.".

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Lamprechtshausen

Lamprechtshausen is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

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Mutopia Project

The Mutopia Project is a volunteer-run effort to create a library of free content sheet music, in a way similar to Project Gutenberg's library of public domain books.

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Oberndorf bei Salzburg

Oberndorf bei Salzburg is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, about 17 km (11 mi) north of the City of Salzburg.

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Ogg

Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation.

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Salzburg (state)

Salzburg (literally "Salt Fortress") is a state (Land) of Austria.

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Silent Night

"Silent Night" (italic) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.

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Upper Austria

Upper Austria (Oberösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: Obaöstarreich; Horní Rakousy) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria.

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Franz Gruber (musician), Franz Grüber, Franz Joseph Gruber, Franz X. Gruber, Franz Xaver Gruber (musician).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Xaver_Gruber

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