Andreas Kneller
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1649-04-23
- Active to
- 1724-08-24
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 101
- Total plays
- 420
Tags
baroque
Andreas Kneller (variants: Kniller, Knöller, Knüller) (23 April 1649 – 24 August 1724) was a German composer and organist of the North German school. Born in Lübeck, he was the younger brother of portrait painter Sir Godfrey Kneller. Nothing certain is known about his musical education, though he may have learnt from Franz Tunder (1614-1667), organist of St. Mary's Church, Lübeck, or his own uncle Matthias Weckmann (ca. 1616-1674), organist of St. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Andreas+Knell
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andreas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Lübeck
- Place of death
- Hamburg
- Sibling
- Godfrey Kneller
- Occupation
- organist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- organ
- Work location
- Hamburg
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- date of birth
- 1649-04-23
- date of death
- 1724-08-24
- relative
- Johann Adam Reincken
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