Johann Philipp Kirnberger Germany
Biography
Johann Philipp Kirnberger (born Saalfeld, April 1721; died Berlin, 27 July 1783) was a musician, composer (primarily of fugues), and music theorist. A pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach, he became a violinist at the court of Frederick II of Prussia in 1751. He was the music director to the Prussian Princess Anna Amalia from 1758 until his death. Kirnberger greatly admired J.S. Bach, and sought to secure the publication of all of Bach's chorale settings
