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Sonata Sesta In F Major Gigue by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach

Artist Biography For Philipp Heinrich Erlebach

Philipp Heinrich Erlebach B 25 July 1657 Esens / Ostfriesland D. 17 April 1714 Rudolstadt / Thueringen Was A German Baroque Composer.His Compositions Include Orchestral And Chamber Music Operas Cantatas Masses And Oratorios. Erlebach Was A Prolific Composer But Most Of His Works Over 1000 Compositions Which Had Been Acquired By The Court From Erlebach's Widow After His Death Were Destroyed In 1735 During A Fire In Rudolstadt. This Caused Erlebach’s Music To Be Almost Completely Forgotten. Only 70 Compositions About 7 Percent Of His Working Output Survived Some Only In Handwritten Manuscript Form Which Later Had To Be Transcribed. Much Of His Posterity Is Dependent Upon Published Editions Of His Works.

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