Johann Becker (1 September 1726 – 1803) was a German

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, teacher, and composer, born in

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. He studied with

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 ...

in Leipzig from about 1745 to 1748. He taught in Hartmuthsachsen, , and Kassel, where in 1761 he was appointed municipal organist. In 1770 he was appointed court organist. He wrote mainly church music.

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*''Oxford Composer Companions, J. S. Bach,'' 1999, p. 60 1726 births 1803 deaths German classical organists German male organists German Classical-period composers 18th-century keyboardists German male classical composers People from Kassel (district) 19th-century German male musicians Male classical organists {{organist-stub