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Gottfried Finger
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- Das Wachstum von Unternehmen mit einem Beispiel aus der Automobilindustrie
- Das Wachstum von Unternenhmen, mit einem Beispiel aus der Automobilindustrie
- Sonata ottava for three violins and continuo
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Gottfried Finger (c.1660 –1730), also Godfrey Finger, was a Moravian Baroque composer Many of his compositions were for the viol; he also wrote operas. He was born in Olomouc, modern-day Czech Republic, and worked for the court of James II of England before becoming a freelance composer. After a contest in London to set "The Judgement of Paris" as opera, in which Finger came fourth, he left England and moved to Germany. He died in Mannheim, and was buried on 31st August 1730. <a href="https:/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gottfried
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Olomouc
- Place of death
- Mannheim
- Occupation
- cellist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- cello
- Image
- Gottfried Finger Violinist by Joseph Muller.jpg
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- date of death
- 1730-08-01
- date of birth
- 1660-01-01
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- P8168
- Adrien Plavsic
- Commons category
- Gottfried Finger
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