Johann Becker (organist)
Johann Becker (1 September 1726 – 1803) was a German organist, teacher, and composer, born in Helsa- near Kassel. He studied with Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig from about 1745 to 1748. He taught in Hartmuthsachsen, , 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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