Johann David Heinichen

Johann David Heinichen was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden. After he died, Heinichen's music attracted little attention for many years. As a music theorist, he is credited as one of the inventors of the circle of fifths. ^{Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (d. 1729)}

17 April 1683

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