Composer
Mattheson, Johann
German composer and theorist (1681-1764)
1681–1764
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1681
- Died
- 1764
- Birthplace
- Hamburg
- Place of death
- Hamburg
- Citizenship / historical state
- Germany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
Johann Mattheson (28 September 1681 – 17 April 1764) was a German composer, critic, lexicographer and music theorist. His writings on the late Baroque and early Classical period were highly influential, specifically, "his biographical and theoretical works were widely disseminated and served as the source for all subsequent lexicographers and historians".
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Life and musical career
- Selected occupations
- composer; lexicographer; linguist; organist; diplomat; musicologist; music theorist; writer; opera singer; independent publisher; music director; conductor
- Teachers
- Johann Nikolaus Hanff; Johann Theile
- Instruments played
- pipe organ
- Genres
- opera
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Pseudonym
- Aristoxenus
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 24790492
- ISNI
- 0000000108802321
- GND ID
- 118578995
- Library of Congress ID
- n50006539
- MusicBrainz ID
- 895a9155-5b85-43aa-b4e7-67d9b0989c39
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Organ, Piano
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Suite No. 12 in F minor: 4th movement, Sarabande" | — | — | F minor | Piano, Organ | — | 2 |
| "Loure in G minor, from 'Pieces de Clavecin'" | — | — | G minor | Piano, Organ | — | 2 |
| "Air in A, from 'Pieces de Clavecin'" | — | — | — | Piano, Organ | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 24790492. Portrait: Johann Jakob Haid / After Johann Salomon Wahl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.