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Johann Joachim Quantz

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German flutist, flute maker and composer (1697-1773)

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Johann Joachim Quantz was a German composer, flautist and flute maker of the late Baroque period. Much of his professional career was spent in the court of Frederick the Great, where he served as the king's flute teacher.

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Johann Joachim Quantz was a German composer, flautist and flute maker of the late Baroque period. Much of his professional career was spent in the court of Frederick the Great, where he served as the king's flute teacher. Quantz composed hundreds of flute sonatas and concertos, and wrote On Playing the Flute, an influential treatise on flute performance. His works were known and appreciated by Bach, Haydn and Mozart.

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Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1697 to 1773 · aged 76
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28 languages

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