Johann Gottlieb Görner

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Johann Gottlieb Görner (16 April 1697 – 15 February 1778[1]) was a German composer and organist.

Biography

Görner was born in Penig, Saxony.[2] His brother was the composer Johann Valentin Görner and his son the organist Karl Friedrich Görner. He was a student at the Thomasschule zu Leipzig and University of Leipzig, then organist of the city's Paulinerkirche from 1716 (whose music director he became in 1723) then its Nikolaikirche from 1721.[2][3] In 1723 he founded a Collegium Musicum,[3] which competed with Johann Sebastian Bach's. He died in Leipzig.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Focht, Josef, ed. (8 April 2012). "Görner, Johann Gottlieb (1697–1778), Komponist – BMLO". Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online (in Deutsch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Glöckner, Andreas (2002). "Görner, Johann Gottlieb". In Lütteken, Laurenz (ed.). MGG Online. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Goerner, Johann Gottlieb". Stadt Penig (in Deutsch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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