Johann Becker (organist)

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Johann Becker (1 September 1726 – 1803) was a German organist, teacher, and composer, born in Helsa- [de] near Kassel. He studied with Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig from about 1745 to 1748. He taught in Hartmuthsachsen,  [de], and Kassel, where in 1761 he was appointed municipal organist. In 1770 he was appointed court organist. He wrote mainly church music.

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  • Oxford Composer Companions, J. S. Bach, 1999, p. 60


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