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Kuhnau

American  
[koo-nou] / ˈku naʊ /

noun

  1. Johann 1660–1722, German clavier composer, organist, and author.


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Pacific MusicWorks The early-music company presents "Bach -- Angels and Shepherds: Cantatas for the Holiday Season," that also features carols arranged by Michael Praetorius and works by Johann Kuhnau and Philip Friedrich Boddeckers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2012

The early-music company presents "Bach — Angels and Shepherds: Cantatas for the Holiday Season," that also features carols arranged by Michael Praetorius and works by Johann Kuhnau and Philip Friedrich Boddeckers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2012

Baroque period holiday music, featuring selections from Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus," Zielenski's "Magnificat à 12," and works by Michael Haydn and Johann Kuhnau.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2009

Baroque period holiday music, featuring selections from Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus," Zielenski's "Magnificat à 12," and works by Michael Haydn and Johann Kuhnau.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2009

Scheibe, in his Critischer Musikus, mentions Kuhnau, in conjunction with Keiser, Telemann, and Handel, as one of the greatest composers of the eighteenth century.

From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)