Georg Muffat , Toccata octava

Georg Muffat (1653-1704) Toccata Octava From Apparatus musico-organisticus (1690) Performed on the Paul Fritts organ, 2004 (II/34) DeBartolo Performing Arts Center University of Notre Dame Kola Owolabi, organ Roshan Chakane & Pieter Greybe, audio and video recording Georg Muffat was born in Alsace, France and studied with Jean-Baptiste Lully in Paris and Bernardo Pasquini in Rome. His music is known for his unique approach to integrating French and Italian musical styles. Dedicated to the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I in Vienna, Muffat's Apparatus musico-organisticus (1690) contains twelve toccatas, of which the first eight are ordered according to the eight medieval church modes, and the remaining four include “unusual” keys such as Bb Major and E minor.