Wecker, Georg Kaspar
Wecker, Georg Kaspar
Wecker, Georg Kaspar, German organist, teacher, and composer; b. Nuremberg (baptized), April 2, 1632; d. there, April 20, 1695. He studied organ with Erasmus Kindermann, and in 1651 obtained a position as church organist in Nuremberg; his last appointment was at the Sebaldkirche there (1686-95). He also was a respected teacher; Johann Krieger and Pachelbel were among his pupils. His extant works comprise 5 cantatas, 37 sacred and 1 secular song, and a keyboard fugue.
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