Johann Kuhnau

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[details ←] Zwei Begrabnismotetten, horn, french horn,

[details ←] Der Gerechte kommt um (See, the righteous must die), viola, violin, oboe, , choral, vocal,

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[details ←] Lobe den Herren, meine Seele (Psalm 103) - Musik der Thomaskantoren zu Leipzig, trombone, organ, trumpet, bassoon, , choral, vocal,

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[details ←] For Us a Child Is Born, choral, vocal,

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Born: 6 April 1660 — Geising — Germany

Died: 5 June 1722 — Leipzig — Germany

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Life

Johann Kuhnau was the Cantor of St. Thomas’s Church and Musical Director for the city of Leipzig. Kuhnau was J.S. Bach’s predecessor in Leipzig. Bach was inspired by his work to write his “Six Partitas”.

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Germany, Freiberg, Dom —

Germany, Geising, Hauptstraße 37 —

Germany, Leipzig, Thomaskirchhof Thomaskirche —

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Germany, Halle, An der Marienkirche 2 Marktkirche —

Germany, Geising, Kuhnauweg 1 — 6 Apr 1660

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