Johann Schelle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Schelle

German composer

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1648

Place of Birth: Geising, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1701

Profession: composer, conductor, choir director

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Johann Schelle (Geising, Erzgebirge, 6 September 1648 – Leipzig 10 March 1701) was a German Baroque composer. From 1655 to 1657 he was a choirboy in Dresden and pupil of Heinrich Schütz.
From 1657 to 1664 on Schütz's recommendation he was a singer in Wolfenbüttel.
He was the cantor of the Thomanerchor, Leipzig, from 1677 to 1701. In 1689/90 he collaborated on a cycle of chorale cantatas with Leipzig theologian Benedict Carpzov.