Johann Friedrich Doles

Born: Ap­ril 23, 1715, Stein­bach-Hall­en­berg, Thu­rin­gia.
Died: Feb­ru­a­ry 8, 1797, Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny.

Doles is re­mem­bered as a com­pos­er of cham­ber and sac­red mu­sic. While a stu­dent at the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Leip­zig, he di­rect­ed the ci­ty’s Gross­es Kon­zert (lat­er known as the Ge­wand­haus Or­ches­tra). He served as as­sist­ant or­gan­ist at the Gym­na­si­um in Schmal­kal­den, and can­tor in Frei­berg (1744) and at the Thomas­kirche in Leip­zig (1755).

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