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Concerto For Trumpet And 2 Oboes In D Major Ii. Largo by Johann Friedrich Fasch

Artist Biography For Johann Friedrich Fasch

Johann Friedrich Fasch April 15 1688 – December 5 1758 Was A German Composer. He Was Born In Buttelstädt Was A Choirboy In Weissenfels And Studied Under Johann Kuhnau At The Thomasschule In Leipzig He Later Founded A Collegium Musicum In The City . He Then Traveled Throughout Germany Becoming A Violinist In The Orchestra In Bayreuth In 1714 And Also Holding Court Posts In Greiz And Lukavec. In 1722 He Was Appointed Kapellmeister At Zerbst A Post He Held Until His Death. His Works Include Cantatas Concertos Symphonies And Chamber Music. None Of His Pieces Were Printed In His Lifetime And A Large Number Of His Vocal Works Including Four Operas Have Been Lost. However He Was Held In High Regard By His Contemporaries Johann Sebastian Bach Made Manuscript Copies Of A Number Of His Pieces And He Is Today Considered An Important Link Between The Baroque And Classical Periods. Fasch Died In Zerbst At The Age Of 70. Johann Friedrich Fasch Was The Father Of Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch Also A Musician.

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