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Ernst Gottlieb Baron

Born in Breslau, Baron pursued the study of law brie y at the

university in Leipzig before Bach's tenure in that city. In 1720,

while residing in Jena, Baron met with great success as a touring

musician playing the lute. In 1735, a er brief appointments inGotha and Eisenach, Baron a ached himself to the service of

crown prince Friedrich (later "the Great") of Prussia where he

learned to play the theorbo from Leopold Weiss. Baron pub-

lished lute composi ons, works on the art of playing the lute,

and contributed to Marpurg's Historisch -kri sche Beitraege. Bar-on knew Johann Sebas an personally and in one of his wri ngs

referred to him as that "famous Kapellmeister Bach in Leipzig."

German composer, music theorist and lutenist

Links for study:

Class Clef:Sheet Music PDFs

Baron: The Lute At The Court Of Frederick The Great CD

All Music: Short Biography for Baron

Theorbo Info Study of the Lute

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Ernst Gottlieb Baron(1696-1760)

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