Franz Ignaz Back (or Ignaz Beck) (February 20, 1734–December 31, 1809) was a German composer. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

In his homeland he received his first studies probably from his father, and afterwards was probably a student of Johann Stamitz. Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Czech: Jan Václav Stamic) (baptized June 30, 1717 – March 27, 1757) was a composer and violinist. ...

After a duel, which ended with what he mistakenly believed to be the death of his opponent, he fled the country. Through Venice and possibly Naples he arrived in France, where he was recorded as being in Marseille for a time as the conductor of the theater orchestra. A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

In Bordeaux in 1806 he eventually found employment as conductor of the opera orchestra. This position was his last before his death in 1809.

He belongs to the representatives of the Mannheim school, which on the one hand was experimental and on the other hand prepared the way for the classical composers of the succeeding next two centuries. One finds that they are affected as much by the compositions of this school as by those of the Italian and French music of the time. Mannheim school refers to both the orchestral techniques pioneered by the court orchestra of Mannheim in the latter half of the 18th century as well as the group of composers who wrote such music for the orchestra of Mannheim and others. ...

As was indeed not uncommon with the Mannheim school - indeed, Georg Matthias Monn wrote a symphony in B major (as did Joseph Haydn, but the key is otherwise unusual in orchestral music in the 18th century) - keys such as E major and others remote from C major can be found in Beck's music, as can dramatic effects of various kinds. B major is a major scale based on B, consisting of the pitches B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, and B. Its key signature consists of five sharps. ... E major is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# and E. Its key signature consists of four sharps. ...

His compositions include a setting of the Stabat Mater, several symphonies and opera overtures, and other works. Recordings of Beck's symphonies can be found on several music labels. Mater dolorosa became an iconic type, as in this sixteenth-century Spanish version by Luis de Morales (c. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...