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Johann Philipp Krieger (1649 – 1725). German Baroque composer, who although is not prominent, contributed quality music (such as keyboard music, trio sonatas, and operas) to the 17th and 18th century musical world.

Early years

As a young boy he studied with Drechsel and Joachim G. Schütz in Nuremberg. In his teens he stayed for close to five years as a pupil of Schröder (not to be confused with Gerhard Schröder) and Förster.

Adulthood

After returning to his home in Bayreuth he served as organist, while the Nuremberg Council promised him the first available position.

He traveled to Italy in 1673 and studied in Venice with Rosenmüller and Volpe. In Rome he studied with Abbatim and Pasquini. In 1675 he performed for Leopold I at Vienna, and was ennobled by him. He later returned to Bayreuth, and shortly thereafter visited Frankfurt and Kassel, refusing job opportunities in both places. At Halle,in 1677, he was named chamber musician and organist, became Vice-Kapellmeister in 1678 and Kapellmeister when the court moved to Weissenfels in 1680. The court’s musical establishment soon became one of Germany’s greatest. A catalog of vocal works performed there lists over 2,000 of Krieger’s compositions along with hundreds of works by his brother Johann and other German and Italian composers.

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