Previous posts for April 24th may be found here: Barbra Streisand (2019), Barbra Streisand (2020), Giovanni Battista Martini (2021), John Williams (2022), Johann Philipp Kirnberger (2023), and Blanche Ring (2024)
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Johann Philipp Kirnberger (24 April 1721 – 27 July 1783) was a musician, composer (primarily of fugues), and music theorist. He was a student of Bach.
Fanfare for the Common Kirnberger
One of his most familiar compositions is Fuga in C-dur für Orgel ("Fanfare" Fugue), which was formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach and then to his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. – Wikipedia
He wrote a fugue, but by bad luck
Two Bachs in turn were credited.
But then, at last, good fortune struck
And it was correctly edited!
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