Johann Nikolaus Hanff

Composer

1663 – 1711

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Who was Johann Nikolaus Hanff?

Johann Nikolaus Hanff was a North German organist and composer. Hanff was born in Wechmar in Thuringia and worked in Eutin, Hamburg and Schleswig.

While in Hamburg, Hanff taught harpsichord and composition to the young Johann Mattheson for four years. Mattheson was to become a composer, music theorist and close friend of George Frideric Handel.

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Born
Sep 25, 1663
Gossel
Also known as
  • Johann Nicolaus Hanff
  • Hanff, Johann Nicolaus
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Dec 25, 1711
Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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