About Johann Balthasar König
Lived 1691 – 1758 (aged 66–67). Johann Balthasar König was a German composer.
Johann Balthasar König (baptised 28 January 1691 – buried 2 April 1758) was a German Baroque composer, especially of hymn melodies, having published a hymnal with 1,913 melodies. He was the church musician at Frankfurt's main Protestant church, the Katharinenkirche, and the town's Kapellmeister. He was also closely associated with Georg Philipp Telemann.
Early life and career Born in Waltershausen, König was a son of Johann Jakob König. He was in Frankfurt a chorister of the municipal gymnasium.
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German composer and church musician
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Johann Balthasar König was born in 1691 in Waltershausen.
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Johann Balthasar König died on 2 April 1758 in Frankfurt.
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Johann Balthasar König was a composer.
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Johann Balthasar König was German.
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