Johann Jakob Walther


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Born: ca. 1650 — Witterda, near Erfurt — Germany
Died: 2 November 1717 — Mainz — Germany
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Music



Walther composed Scherzi for violin and continuo. His “Hortulus Chelicus”, for solo violin and strings, has some pictorial effects.

Life

The German composer Johann Jakob Walther, also a violinist, was first in the service of the Elector of Saxony and later that of Mainz.

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