Birth Anniversary: Johann Adolph Scheibe — May 5, 1708
Born in Leipzig on 5 May 1708, the son of the noted organ builder Johann Scheibe. While studying jurisprudence at Leipzig University, he taught himself keyboard and composition and founded the pioneering musical periodical Der critische Musikus in 1737, shaping Enlightenment music criticism.
Dates verified on Imanuel Willheim, Johann Adolph Scheibe: German Music Critic and Theorist, University of Illinois, 1963; Grove Music Online, entry "Scheibe, Johann Adolph" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.24784).
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