Background
Reutter was born in Vienna and became a pupil of Johann Caspar Kerll, whom he later succeeded as organist at Saint Stephen"s Cathedral, Vienna, in 1686.
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Georg Reutter
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In 1695 he spent some time in Italy. Between 1696 and 1703 Reutter was employed in the Viennese court chapel as continuo player on the theorbo. The principal Kapellmeister, Antonio Draghi, recommended him to the emperor as ‘a virtuoso player able to play many instruments’.
In 1700 Reutter was formally appointed court organist.
In 1712 he succeeded Fux as vice-Kapellmeister and in 1715 as first Kapellmeister of the cathedral. He retained that position until 1728.
He died in Vienna. As a composer Reutter is best known for his collection of toccatas.
He also composed a large number of so-called Versetteln or short organ preludes.
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Born
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Austria