Death Anniversary: Johann Gottlieb Graun — October 27, 1771
He died in Berlin on 27 October 1771 on his sixty-eighth birthday. As concertmaster of King Frederick the Great’s Berlin royal opera orchestra from 1740, he taught Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and composed dozens of landmark symphonies, string concertos, and trio sonatas that formed the bedrock of the Berlin school.
Dates verified on Christoph Henzel, Graun-Werkverzeichnis (GraunWV), ortus musikverlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3937788029; Grove Music Online, entry "Graun, Johann Gottlieb" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.11653).
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