Johan Joachim Agrell

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Swedish composer.(b Löth, Östergötland, 1 Feb 1701; d Nuremberg, 19 Jan 1765) , violinist and harpsichordist. His father was a priest. He went to school in Linköping and studied at Uppsala University from 1721 to 1722 or 1723, where he played in the university orchestra, then led by the director musices Eric Burman. Early biographers said that Prince Maximilian of Hesse heard Agrell's violin playing in 1723 and called him to Kassel. Firm evidence of Agrell's activity there is, however, found only from 1734, when F. Chelleri was Kapellmeister. He was still working in Kassel between 1737 and 1742 during the reign of Count Wilhelm VIII and the court long owed him payment for service, as well as ‘ale and food money’, for the years 1743 to 1746. During his time at Kassel Agrell is reported to have made several journeys, visiting England, France, Italy and elsewhere. Uncertain economic circumstances seem to have driven Agrell to seek the post of Kapellmeister in Nuremberg, a post which he obtained in 1746 (succeeding M. Zeitler); he combined this with duties as director musices, leader of the town musicians and holder of the position of ‘chief wedding and funeral inviter’, which gave him the right to compose music for weddings and other festivities. One of his duties was to direct music in the town's main churches, in particular the Frauenkirche. Of his work in the Musikalische Kirchen-Andachten only the text survives. On 3 September 1749 Agrell married the daughter of an organist,

top songs

albums

Agrell, Zellbell, Johnsen: Solo Concertos

Musik från frihetstiden / Music from the Age of Liberty

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Agrell / Scheibe / Hasse: Flute Concertos

Agrell: Orchestral Works

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Agrell - Orchestral Works

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Orchestral Works

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Sei Sonate per il Cembalo Solo

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Flute Concertos by Sheibe, Agrell & Hasse

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Claviermusik aus Nürberg

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Johan Agrell - Flute Concerto in D

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4 Concerti - Hazelzet et al

4 Concerti

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