(b Bavaria, 1670-71; d Mannheim, bur. 7 June 1724). German composer. He studied with Legrenzi in Venice and worked as court organist at St Andreas, Düsseldorf. By 1696 he was court vice-Kapellmeister. He moved with the Kapelle to Heidelberg and then Mannheim (1720), where he was joint music director. His output reflects the musical prestige and cosmopolitanism of these courts. His ten operas, mostly written at Düsseldorf, combine a Venetian style with French features and include colourful scorings. He also composed oratorios, cantatas, motets etc.
