Muffat was an organist and court musician in Vienna, Prague, and Salzburg before visiting
Italy in the 1680s. There, he studied in Rome with Pasquini, heard Arcangelo Corelli's
concerti grossi and heard his own compositions played at Corelli's home.
In 1682 he returned to Salzburg but became disenchanted with the
conditions there and took a position as Kapellmeister at the court of the Bishop of
Passau.
He was a versitile musician and played a role in introducing French
and Italian styles to the German music scene.
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