Johann Gottlieb Görner (16 April 1697 – 15 February 1778[1]) was a German composer and organist.
Biography
editGörner 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
edit- ^ Focht, Josef, ed. (8 April 2012). "Görner, Johann Gottlieb (1697–1778), Komponist – BMLO". Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Glöckner, Andreas (2002). "Görner, Johann Gottlieb". In Lütteken, Laurenz (ed.). MGG Online. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
- ^ a b "Goerner, Johann Gottlieb". Stadt Penig (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
External links
edit- Görner Renaissance-Musikverlag
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