Franz Sparry (28 April 1715 – 7 April 1767; also known as Josef Sparry) was a composer of the Baroque period. Sparry was born in Graz, and studied at the

University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (german: Universität Salzburg), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg municipality, Salzburg state, named af ...

before joining the Benedictine order. He subsequently went back to Salzburg to study theology, and began his career as a composer; he wrote a ''Tafelmusik'', his best-known work. From 1747 he was director of music at Kremsmünster Abbey.Howard E Smither, ''A History of the Oratorio'', vol. 3. University of North Carolina Press, 1987. . p. 44 He died in

Kremsmünster Kremsmünster is a town in Kirchdorf an der Krems District, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Settled in 777, it is home to the Kremsmünster Abbey. The Abbey was founded 777 by Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria and is one of the oldest abbeys o ...

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