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Kuhnau, Johann
Kuhnau, Johann [ Johann Kuhn] (b Geising, Bohemia, 1660; d Leipzig, 1722). Bohemian composer and lawyer. Org., St Thomas's, Leipzig, from 1684, cantor 1701. Bach's immediate predecessor at Leipzig. Wrote ably for clavichord and hpd., composing exercises which he called Klavierübung, a term later used by Bach. Among first to compose sonatas (as distinct from suites).
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kuhnau, Johann." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kuhnau, Johann." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-KuhnauJohann.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kuhnau, Johann." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-KuhnauJohann.html |
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Johann Kuhnau
Johann Kuhnau , 1660-1722, German composer and performer. Kuhnau was J. S. Bach's predecessor as organist and cantor at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. He wrote various treatises on music and composed the first harpsichord sonatas. |
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"Johann Kuhnau." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Johann Kuhnau." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kuhnau-J.html "Johann Kuhnau." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kuhnau-J.html |
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