Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg

Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, German musicologist in the Age of Enlightenment. Etching by Berol after a drawing by Friedrich Kauke (1758).

Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (21 November 1718 – 22 May 1795) was a German music critic, music theorist and composer. He was friendly and active with many figures of the Enlightenment of the 18th century.