Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1703
- Died
- 1778
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Genealogia allegorica intervallorum octavae diatonochromaticae
- Vorgemach der musicalischen composition, oder
- Georg Andreas Sorge's "Vorgemach der musicalischen composition"
- Eine helle brille für die blöden augen eines albern haberechts zu Niemandsburg
- Anweisung zur stimmung und temperatur sowohl der orgelwerke, als auch anderer instrumente
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Georg Andreas Sorge (21 March 1703 in Mellenbach, Thuringia – 4 April 1778) was an organist, composer, and, most notably, theorist. His references to Johann Sebastian Bach show that they were friends, and he composed three fugues for organ on the name BACH (BWV Anh. 107, 108 and 110). He joined Lorenz Christoph Mizler's Corresponding Society of Musical Sciences in 1747, just a month after Bach himself. Sorge's writings on thorough-bass and harmony are very competent, and his theoretical grasp o
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andreas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Mellenbach-Glasbach
- Place of death
- Bad Lobenstein
- Occupation
- music theorist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Georg Andreas Reimer.jpg
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- date of death
- 1778-04-02
- date of birth
- 1703-03-21
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- name in native language
- Georg Andreas Sorge
- P8168
- New Hollywood
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