Johann Friedrich Fasch

1. Johann Friedrich Fasch Born 1688 Died 1758

2. Studied under Johann Kahnau

3. Born in Buttelstadt, Germany

4. Johann Friedrich Fasch traveled throughout Germany and played the violin for the Bayreuth orchestra in 1714.

5. Studied at Leipzig University

6. He composed church music: twelve cycles of church cantatas, psalm settings, and masses.

8. 68 concerts

9. 19 symphonies

11. Played the harpsichord

13. Johann Friedrich Fasch died at the age of 70. Sadly none of his work was actually written down during his lifetime and 4 of his operas have been completely lost to us.

14. Sources: Wikipedia “Johann Sebastian Bach” 16, April 2011.Web. Wikipedia “Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch” 30, March 2011.Web. Wikipedia “Johann Friedrich Fasch” 20, March 2011.Web. Google Images for : Germany Map, Johann Kahnau, and Leipzig University.