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Gottfried Finger

Moravian-German composer and violoncellist · Musicians · Lived 1660 to 1730 · aged 70

Gottfried Finger, also Godfrey Finger, was a Moravian-German Baroque Kapellmeister and composer. He was also a virtuoso on the viol, and many of his compositions were for the instrument. He also wrote operas.

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Finger was born in Olomouc, modern-day Czech Republic, and worked for the court of James II of England before becoming a freelance composer. The fact that Finger owned a copy of the musical score of the work Chelys by the Flemish composer Carolus Hacquart suggests that the two composers may have worked together in England.

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Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1660 to 1730 · aged 70

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