Johann Christoph Pepusch

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Baroque composer composer human music theorist

Johann Christoph Pepusch was a German-born Baroque composer and music theorist best known for arranging and providing the musical framework for the ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera" in 18th-century London.

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instanceOf Baroque composer ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
music theorist ⓘ
activeIn London musical life ⓘ
burialPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
composed cantatas ⓘ
chamber music ⓘ
church music ⓘ
concertos ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1667 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1752 ⓘ
employer Drury Lane Theatre ⓘ
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
familyName Pepusch ⓘ
fieldOfWork composition ⓘ
music theory ⓘ
genre ballad opera ⓘ
givenName Johann Christoph Pepusch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Johann Christoph
influenced English ballad opera ⓘ
instrument organ ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
German ⓘ
memberOf Academy of Ancient Music ⓘ
movement Baroque music ⓘ
name Johann Christoph Pepusch self-link ⓘ
notableFor arranging popular tunes into artful settings ⓘ
contributions to English theatre music ⓘ
notableStudent William Boyce ⓘ
notableWork The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
music theorist ⓘ
organist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Berlin ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
positionHeld director of the Academy of Ancient Music ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
roleInWork arranger of The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
provider of musical framework for The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style Baroque ⓘ
workLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

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Air "Let us take the road" → composer → Johann Christoph Pepusch ⓘ
The Beggar's Opera → composer → Johann Christoph Pepusch ⓘ
Air "Let us take the road" → creator → Johann Christoph Pepusch ⓘ
Johann Christoph Pepusch → givenName → Johann Christoph Pepusch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Johann Christoph
Johann Christoph Pepusch → name → Johann Christoph Pepusch self-link ⓘ