Johann Wilhelm Furchheim

German violinist and composer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman violinist and composer
PlacesGermany
wasMusician Composer
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Birth1635, Dresden, Dresden Directorate District, Saxony, Germany
Death22 November 1682Dresden, Dresden Directorate District, Saxony, Germany (aged 47 years)
The details

Biography

Johann Wilhelm Furchheim (Dresden, ca. 1635–1682) was a German violinist, composer and pupil of Heinrich Schütz. Like his colleague Clemens Thieme he came from the neighborhood around the Dresden court.

Works, editions and recordings

  • Sonata in D major
  • Sonatella in A major (both scored for three violins, two violas, and continuo)
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