Johann Anton Coberg (1650 in

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, Hesse – 1708 in

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) was a German composer. He was a student of

Clamor Heinrich Abel Clamor Heinrich Abel (1634 – 25 July 1696) was a German composer, violone player and organist. Abel was born in Hünnefeld, Westphalia, Germany. He worked as a court musician in Köthen, an organist in Celle and from 1666, as a ducal ch ...

and

Nicolaus Adam Strungk Nicolaus Adam Strungk (christened 15 November 1640 in Braunschweig – 23 September 1700 in Dresden) was a German composer and violinist. Life Nicolaus Adam was the son of the organist Delphin Strungk. He studied organ under his father, then a ...

. He was appointed to the new post of town organist at Hannover, and then to the court of

Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernest Augustus (german: Ernst August; 20 November 1629 – 23 January 1698) was ruler of the Principality of Lüneburg from 1658 and of the Principality of Calenberg from 1679 until his death, and father of George I of Great Britain. He was appo ...

; among his duties including being music teacher to

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (30 October 1668 – 1 February 1705) was the first Queen consort in Prussia as wife of King Frederick I. She was the only daughter of Elector Ernest Augustus of Hanover and his wife Sophia of the Palatinate. Her eld ...

Linda Maria Koldau Linda Maria Koldau (born October 28, 1971) is a German musicologist and was Chair of Musicology and Cultural History (formerly Knud Jeppesen's Chair of Musicology) at Aarhus University in Denmark. Since 2013 she has been director of the Coastal Ac ...

: ''Frauen-Musik-Kultur: ein Handbuch zum deutschen Sprachgebiet'' 2005 p212 "Ihr erster Musiklehrer war der hannoversche Hoforganist und Cembalist Johann Anton Coberg, der von Herzog Ernst August zum Instrumental- und Gesangslehrer für die fürstliche Familie ausersehen worden war." Several of works have been revived in the late 20th century. In September 2012 the

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (''unofficial English translation'': Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic) is a chamber orchestra based in Bremen (Germany), with place of residence in the historical building Stadtwaage. History A group of ...

conducted by

Reinhard Goebel Reinhard Goebel (; born 31 July 1952 in Siegen, West Germany) is a German Conducting, conductor and baroque violin, violinist specialising in early music on Historically informed performance, authentic instruments and professor for historical perf ...

included his orchestral suites alongside

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

and Johann Jakob Kress.

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1650 births 1708 deaths German Baroque composers German male classical composers German classical composers {{Germany-composer-stub