Johann Joachim Quantz | |
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Born | 30 January 1697 Scheden, Germany |
Died | 12 July 1773 Potsdam, Germany | (aged 76)
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Works | List of compositions |
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Johann Joachim Quantz (German: [kvants]; 30 January 1697 – 12 July 1773) was a German composer, flutist and flute maker of the late Baroque period. Much of his professional career was spent in the court of Frederick the Great. Quantz composed hundreds of flute sonatas and concertos, and wrote On Playing the Flute, an influential treatise on flute performance. His works were known and appreciated by Bach, Haydn and Mozart.