Simon Sechter (11 October 1788 – 10 September 1867) was an Austrian music theorist, teacher, organist, conductor, and composer, in which capacity he is said to have written some 5000 fugues.
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Strictly Speaking
"Sechter had strict teaching methods. For instance, he forbade Bruckner to write any original compositions while studying counterpoint with him." -- Wikipedia
Simon Sechter,
Doctrinaire,
Lived a life of
Fugal fair.
Simon Sechter
Would insist
That his student
Should persist
'Til they wrote without
Disasters
Counterpoint to match
The masters.
If his students
Got disgruntled,
Leastwise they were
Contrapuntaled.
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