Skip to the content
Person

Philipp Friedrich Buchner

Philipp Friedrich Buchner (11 September 1614, in Wertheim – 23 March 1669, in Würzburg) was a German composer. He converted to Catholicism in Poland, and travelled to Italy to absorb the new style of Monteverdi. On his return to Germany he was employed by bishop Johann Philipp von Schönborn in Mainz for his Electoral orchestra.

Also recorded as Philip Friedrich Buchner

Philipp Friedrich Buchner

Domkreuzgang Würzburg, Grabplatte Philipp Friedrich Buchner, erzbischöflich Mainzer und fürstbischöflich Würzburger Kapellmeister (1614-1669)

User: Oktobersonne · Wikicommons Bild · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
1614 · Wertheim.
Died
1669 · Würzburg.
Nationality
Holy Roman Empire
Occupation
composer
Movements
Baroque music
Languages
German

VALÉORINE Encyclopedia

VALÉORINE documentary reading

Documentary summary

Philipp Friedrich Buchner (11 September 1614, in Wertheim – 23 March 1669, in Würzburg) was a German composer. He converted to Catholicism in Poland, and travelled to Italy to absorb the new style of Monteverdi. On his return to Germany he was employed by bishop Johann Philipp von Schönborn in Mainz for his Electoral orchestra.

Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE

Reference Check

Propose documentary evidence for Philipp Friedrich Buchner. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.

Sign in to contribute

World of VALÉORINE

Documentary connections

Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.

Documentary evidence

Documentary basis

Authority files

wikidata · Q87918

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Compositions and principal works
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.

Elsewhere in Music memorabilia

For owners

Own a work by Philipp Friedrich Buchner?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.