ALBRECHT, the German form of Albert (q.v.). ALBRECHTSBERGER, JOHANN GEORG 1809), famous Austrian musical theorist and teacher, was born at Kloster-Neuburg, and died in Vienna. He studied composition under the court organist, Mann, and became one of the most learned and skilful contrapuntists of his . age. In 1772 he was appointed organist to the court of Vienna, and in 1792 Kapell meister of St. Stephen's cathedral. His fame attracted a large number of pupils, among whom were Beethoven, Hummel and Moscheles. His compositions, consisting of preludes, fugues and sonatas for the piano and organ, string quartets, etc., are of small importance, and most of them exist only in manuscript, being preserved in the library of the Vienna Gesellscha f t der Musik f reunde. In 1790 he published at Leipzig his Grrindliche Anweisung zur Komposition. A collection of his writings on harmony, in three volumes, was published under the care of his pupil Ignaz von Seyfried (1776-1841) in 1826 (English version