 The last Abbot of Rot an der Rot Abbey was Nikolaus Betscher (1789–1803) whose compositions are reminiscent of the church music composed by his contemporaries Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Bretscher's work has come to the attention of a wider public again by being publicly performed after having been neglected for a long time.From 1725 onwards great sums were allocated to increase the library stock.