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18th-century organists

53 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexander ReinaglePerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Robert Reinagle (23 April 1756 – 21 September 1809) was an English-born American composer, organist, and theater musician.
Andrea LuchesiPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrea Luca Luchesi (also spelled Lucchesi; 23 May 1741 – 21 March 1801) was an Italian composer. He knew Mozart and Beethoven.
Benjamin CarrPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Benjamin Carr by John Sartain after John Clarendon Darley
Biagio BellottiDesigner · DesignBiagio Giuseppe Maria Bellotti (26 February 1714 in Busto Arsizio – 5 August 1789 in Busto Arsizio) was an Italian painter, architect, sculptor, musician and canon.
Blas PareraPerson · Music memorabiliaBlas Parera Moret (3 February 1776 – 7 January 1840) was a Spanish music composer and teacher. He lived his part of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Carl Philipp Emanuel BachPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras.
Carles BaguerPerson · Music memorabiliaCarlos (or Carles) Baguer (March 1768 – 29 February 1808) was a Spanish classical era composer and organist.
Caspar EttPerson · Music memorabiliaCaspar Ett (5 January 1788, Eresing – 16 May 1847, Munich) was a German composer and organist.
Cecilia Maria BarthélemonPerson · Music memorabiliaCecilia Maria Barthélemon (1 September 1767 – 5 December 1859) was an English singer, composer, pianist, and organist.
Christian Gottlob NeefePerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Gottlob Neefe (lang; 5 February 1748 – 28 January 1798) was a German opera composer and conductor. He was known as one of the first teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Christophe MoyreauPerson · Music memorabiliaChristophe Moyreau (4 April 1700 – 11 May 1774) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist.
Claude BalbastrePerson · Music memorabiliaClaude Balbastre (8 December 1724 – 9 May 1799) was a French composer, organist, harpsichordist and fortepianist. He was one of the most famous musicians of his time.
Daniel Gottlob TürkPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Gottlob Türk (10 August 1750 – 26 August 1813) was a German composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical period.
Ernst Wilhelm WolfPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Wilhelm Wolf (baptised 25 February 1735 – 29 or 30 November 1792) was a German composer.
Ferdinand SchubertPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ferdinand Schubert, Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber in 1850
Ferdinando BertoniPerson · Music memorabiliaFerdinando Gasparo Bertoni (15 August 1725 – 1 December 1813) was an Italian composer and organist.
Franz KrommerPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Krommer (František Vincenc Kramář; 27 November 1759 – 8 January 1831) was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist.
Franz Xaver GruberPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the…
Georg Christoph WagenseilPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Christoph Wagenseil (29 January 1715 – 1 March 1777) was an Austrian composer.
Georg Michael TelemannPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Michael Telemann (20 April 1748 – 4 March 1831) was a German composer and theologian.
Gian Francesco de MajoPerson · Music memorabiliaGian Francesco de Majo (24 March 1732 – 17 November 1770) was an Italian composer. He is best known for his more than 20 operas.
Gilbert StuartArtist · PaintingsGilbert Stuart (Stewart; December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter born in the Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists.
Giuseppe GiordaniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alleged portrait of Giordani
Guillaume LasceuxPerson · Music memorabiliaGuillaume Lasceux (3 February 1740 - 1831) was a French organist, improviser and composer.
Jan August VitásekPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jan Augustin Vitásek
Jan Ladislav DussekPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Ladislav Dussek (baptised Jan Václav Dusík, with surname also written as Duschek or Düssek; 12 February 1760 – 20 March 1812) was a Czech classical period composer and virtuoso pianist.
Jean-Paul-Égide MartiniPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Paul-Égide Martini, also known as Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (31 August 1741 – 14 February 1816) was a French composer of German birth during the classical period.
Johann Baptist VanhalPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech composer of the Classical period. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna.
Johann Christoph AltnickolPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Christoph Altnickol, or Altnikol, (baptised 1 January 1720, buried 25 July 1759) was a German organist, bass singer, and composer.
Johann Ernst BachPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Ernst Bach was an organist, composer, chapelmaster and jurist (1722–1777). He was born in Eisenach.
Johann Ernst EberlinPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Ernst Eberlin (27 March 1702 – 19 June 1762) was a German composer and organist whose works bridge the baroque and classical eras. He was a composer of church organ and choral music.
Johann Franz Xaver SterkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Franz Xaver Sterkel (3 December 1750 in Würzburg – 12 October 1817 in Würzburg) was a German composer and pianist in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Johann Friedrich AgricolaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Agricola (4 January 1720 – 2 December 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music.
Johann Friedrich DolesPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Doles (23 April 1715 – 8 February 1797) was a German composer and pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Johann Gottfried Bernhard BachPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (11 May 1715 – 27 May 1739) was a German musician. It is not known whether he composed, and his career as an organist is not in itself notable, but his life…
Johann Gottlieb GoldbergPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottlieb Goldberg (lang; baptized 14 March 1727 – 13 April 1756) was a German virtuoso harpsichordist, organist, and composer of the late Baroque and early Classical period.
Johann Ludwig KrebsPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Ludwig Krebs (baptized 12 October 1713 – 1 January 1780) was a German Baroque musician and composer for the pipe organ, harpsichord, other instruments and orchestras.
Johann Nikolaus ForkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Nikolaus Forkel (22 February 1749 – 20 March 1818) was a German musicologist and music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology.
Johann Wilhelm HertelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Wilhelm Hertel (9 October 1727 – 14 June 1789) was a German composer, harpsichord and violin player.
John StanleyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — John Stanley
Josef MyslivečekPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer. He contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music.
Josef SegerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — The Church of Our Lady in front of Týn in Prague, one of the two churches Seger worked at throughout most of life
Josse-François-Joseph BenautPerson · Music memorabiliaJosse-François-Joseph Benaut (c. 1743 in Gullegem – 13 July 1794, Paris) was a Flemish composer, organist, harpsichordist, music educator and priest who had a career in France.
Leopold HofmannPerson · Music memorabiliaLeopold Hofmann (also Ludwig Hoffman, Leopold Hoffman, Leopold Hoffmann; 14 August 1738 – 17 March 1793) was an Austrian composer of classical music.
Louis ArchimbaudPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Archimbaud (November 1705 – 13 May 1789) was a Comtadin composer. He was one of the last representatives of the Baroque style of French organ school.
Ludwig van BeethovenPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist.
Michael HaydnPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Michael Haydn by Franz Xaver Hornöck
Michel CorrettePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Michel Corrette
Pedro AlbénizPerson · Music memorabiliaPedro Albéniz y Basanta (14 April 179512 April 1855) was a Spanish pianist and composer. He was unrelated to Isaac Albéniz.
Pieter HellendaalPerson · Music memorabiliaPieter Hellendaal (1 April 1721 – 19 April 1799) was a Dutch composer, organist and violinist.
Samuel ArnoldPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Arnold (10 August 1740 – 22 October 1802) was an English composer and organist.
Sigismund von NeukommPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sigismund von Neukomm
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst BachPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, also known as William Bach (24 May 1759 – 25 December 1845) was the eldest son of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach and the only grandson of Johann Sebastian…

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