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Josef Antonin Stepan
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Joseph Anton Steffan or Josef Antonín Štěpán (March, 1726 – April, 1797) was a Bohemian classical era composer and harpsichordist. Steffan was born in Kopidlno, Bohemia in March 1726, the son of a schoolmaster and church organist. In 1741 he fled from the Prussian army to Vienna. He received his first musical lessons from his father but, in Vienna, he studied with Schilck and later became a student of Georg Christoph Wagenseil. He became the piano teacher of Maria Carolina and Marie Antoinette. In 1775, he contracted an eye disease which left him almost blind. He gave up his position at the court, but continued to compose. He died in Vienna in April 1797. Steffan's compositional output includes sacred works and chamber music (especially piano music). In particular he wrote caprices, harpsichord sonatas and concertos. Specific works include: 6 caprices for piano Concerto for two alto recorders and bass continuo in F major 6 concertos for harpsichord and harp with violin, cello, flutes and horns, Opus 3, No. 1-6 Divertimenti, Op 1 No. 1-6 Divertimento for two pianos, two violins and bass in E flat major (originally attributed to Haydn, Hob: XIV: Es1) Divertimento in B flat major Piano Concerto in B flat major Piano Trio in C Major Minuets for piano Collection of German songs for the piano Sonata in D major Sonata in G major Sonata in E major Sonata in B flat major Sonata in A major Sonata in G major 11 variations on an aria by Johann Christian Bach User-contributed text is a
