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Johann Philipp Förtsch

Illustration — Johann Wilhelm Förtsch Johann Philipp Förtsch (14 May 1652 – 14 December 1732) was a German baroque composer, statesman and medical doctor.

Johann Philipp Förtsch

A portrait of a person from "Domestic Music Scene" by Johannes Voorhout (1674); this once was thought to be Buxtehude, but recent research in Kerala J. Snyder's book has denied this assertion. Most likely, the person portrayed was Johann Philipp Förtsch, an opera singer of Hamburg, friend of Reincken.

Johannes (Jan) Voorhout (1647-1723) · Swedish Wikipedia · Public domain

Born
1652 · Wertheim.
Died
1732 · Eutin.
Nationality
Germany
Occupation
composer · physician · politician · writer
Fields
music · medicine · politics · literature
Movements
Baroque music
Teachers
Johann Philipp Krieger
Languages
German

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Illustration — Johann Wilhelm Förtsch Johann Philipp Förtsch (14 May 1652 – 14 December 1732) was a German baroque composer, statesman and medical doctor.

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