Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke

Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke
Born(1767-08-30)30 August 1767
Wachenhausen
Died27 October 1822(1822-10-27) (aged 55)
Hamburg
Education
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • Church musician
  • Director of music
  • Composer
  • Music editor
Organizations

Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke (30 August 1767 – 27 October 1822) was a German composer, pianist and editor of musical works. From 1789 to 1822, he was Kantor at the Johanneum and director of church music in Hamburg, succeeding Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. He was an early publisher of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach's father, Johann Sebastian Bach.

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