Johann Nikolaus Forkel was a German musicologist and music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology.
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Johann Nikolaus Forkel was a German musicologist and music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology. His publications include the two-volume Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik, among the first attempts at a history of Western music and the "ground-breaking music bibliography" Allgemeine Litteratur der Musik. He also authored Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work, the first substantial survey on the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1749 to 1818 · aged 69
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