About Johan Henrich Berlin
Lived 1741 – 1806 (aged 64). Johan Henrich Berlin was a Norwegian composer and organist.
Johan Henrich Berlin (1741 – 1807, Trondhjem) was a Norwegian composer and organist.
He was born in Trondheim, Norway to a German father, Johan Daniel Berlin (1714 – 1787), who was a successful musician. At the age of seventeen, he was appointed organist at the Hospital Church; and, from 1772, he served as organist of the Church of Our Lady. He became organist of the Cathedral in 1787, a post he inherited from his father.
His extant works include two symphonies, a cantata, and piano music.
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Norwegian composer and organist
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Johan Henrich Berlin was born on 4 August 1741 in Trondheim.
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Johan Henrich Berlin died on 5 March 1806 in Trondheim.
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Johan Henrich Berlin was a composer and organist.
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Johan Henrich Berlin was Norwegian.
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