Johann Jeremias du Grain

Johann Jeremias du Grain, also Dugrain, Legrain or Dügren (c. 1700 – 14 January 1756) was a German composer of the Baroque period.

Life Johann Jeremias du Grain was born in Gdańsk sometime around 1700, probably a descendant of French Huguenots. He studied music in Hamburg with Georg Philipp Telemann, and was named as a vocal soloist in Telemann's large cantata performance on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary celebration of the Augsburg Confession. After graduation, he moved to Elbląg where he married a citizen of that city in 1731, and also worked from 1732. It has been suggested that du Grain met George Frideric Handel, who in 1737 contributed several choruses and arias to a cantata celebrating Elbląg's 500th anniversary, although there is no evidence that Handel actually visited the city.