Johann Friedrich Agricola (January 4, 1720 – December 2, 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, teacher and writer on music. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Flavio Anicio Olibrio. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

He was born in Dobitschen. While a student of law at Leipzig he studied music under Johann Sebastian Bach. In 1741 he went to Berlin, where he studied musical composition under Johann Joachim Quantz. Dobitschen is a place in the Alternburger Land district, in the far eastern part of Thuringia, Germany. ... ▶ (help· info) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together almost all of the strands of the baroque style and brought it to its ultimate maturity. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Johann Joachim Quantz (January 30, 1697–July 12, 1773) was a German flutist, flute maker and composer. ...

He was soon generally recognized as one of the most skillful organists of his time. The success of his comic opera, Il Filosofo convinto in amore, performed at Potsdam in 1750, led to an appointment as court composer to Frederick the Great. In 1759, on the death of Karl Heinrich Graun, he was appointed conductor of the royal orchestra. He married the noted operatic soprano Benedetta Emilia Molteni, a marriage of which the king apparently disapproved. He died in Berlin. Potsdam is the capital city of the state of Brandenburg in Germany. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia 1740–86. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Carl Heinrich Graun (ca. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Agricola wrote a number of Italian operas, as well as Lieder, chorale preludes, various other keyboard pieces and church music, especially oratorios and cantatas. His reputation chiefly rests, however, on his theoretical and critical writings on musical subjects. In 1754 he jointly wrote an obituary of J. S. Bach with Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. His 1757 Anleitung zur Singekunst (translated as Introduction to the Art of Singing) is Pier Francesco Tosi's 1723 treatise Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni with Agricola's own extensive comments. Lied (plural Lieder) is a German word, literally meaning song; among English speakers, however, it is used primarily as a term for European classical music songs, also known as art songs. Typically, Lieder are arranged for a single singer and piano. ... A chorale is a hymn of the Lutheran church sung by the entire congregation. ... An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Weimar, March 8, 1714 – December 14, 1788) was a German musician and composer, the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Pier Francesco Tosi (around 1653 - 1732) was a castrato singer and writer on music. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ...

NB: The surname Agricola is almost always a Latin translation of one of these

Germanic surnames: Bauer, Schneider, Schnitter, Hausmann, Huusman, Huysman, Huysmein. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Bauer is one of the very common German family names. ... Schneider (tailor in English; literally someone who cuts, from the verb schneiden to cut) is a very common family name in German. ... Haussmann, Hausman refers to: // Hausmann Raoul Hausmann Fany Hausmann, Fany Hausman (1818 - 1862), poet Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (1782-1859) Simon Hausmann George Hausmann, MLB player Hausman Jerry Hausman, Jerry A. Hausman Michael Hausman Hausman & Schott, see Video news release Haussmann(Haußmann, Hauszmann), Haussman Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann...

External links

• Works by Johann Friedrich Agricola in the Werner Icking Music Archive