Johan Joachim Agrell (1 February 170119 January 1765) was a late German/Swedish
baroque composer.
He was born in Löth parish,
Memming district,
Östergötland, a province in
Sweden, and studied in
Uppsala
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Located north of the c ...
. By 1734 he was a
violin
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ist at the Kassel court, travelling in
England
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,
France
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,
Italy
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, and elsewhere. From 1746 onward, he was ''
Kapellmeister'' in
Nuremberg
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. He wrote occasional vocal works and numerous
symphonies,
harpsichord concertos and
sonatas, many of which were published. He was a fluent composer in the north German
galant style of the time, and is also an appreciated musician and conductor. According to
Per Lindfors, it is said that Agrell composed at least 22 symphonies.
[ Lindfors 1948] He died at Nuremberg.
Agrell also used the following variants of his name: Johan Agrelius, Giovanni Agrell, Giovanni Aggrell, Johann Agrell, Johann Joachim Agrell.
References
Bibliography
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External links
The Agrell family's homepage*
1701 births
1765 deaths
18th-century classical composers
18th-century German people
German Baroque composers
German Classical-period composers
Swedish classical composers
German male classical composers
Swedish Baroque composers
18th-century Swedish musicians
18th-century German composers
18th-century German male musicians
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