About Johann Samuel Drese
Lived 1644 – 1716 (aged 71–72). Johann Samuel Drese was a German composer, chapelmaster, organist, court chapel master and musician.
Johann Samuel Drese (c. 1644 – 1 December 1716) was a German composer. In 1683 he was appointed Kapellmeister of the ducal court in Weimar. He held this post until his death which meant that he was in charge of music at court during almost all the time Johann Sebastian Bach was working in Weimar, a brief stay in 1703 and a second period from 1708 until after Drese's death.
Other members of the family were musical. His son Johann Wilhelm Drese succeeded him as Kapellmeister in Weimar. His cousin was Adam Drese.
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Who was Johann Samuel Drese?
German composer
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Johann Samuel Drese was born in 1644 in Weimar.
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Johann Samuel Drese died on 1 December 1716 in Weimar.
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Johann Samuel Drese was a composer, chapelmaster, organist, court chapel master and musician.
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Johann Samuel Drese was German.
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