Krieger, Johann Philipp

1649-1725

German dramatic composer; born at Nuremberg and died at Weissenfels. Pie was first instructed by J. Drechsel and Gabriel Schtitz, then was for five years the pupil and assistant of J. Schroter, Court organist at Copenhagen. He studied composition with Georg Forster there. He was Court organist at Bayreuth, and then went to Italy and studied under Rosemuller, Rovetta, Abbatini and Pasquini. When he returned to Bayreuth he was ennobled by Emperor Leopold  I. He was later chapelmaster at Cassel, Court organist at Halle, and finally Court chapelmaster at Weissenfels. He was successful as an opera composer and a writer of the singspiel; and he also composed instrumental music ranked by some authorities with Handel's and a great number of sacred works.