Gottfried August Homilius

Gottfried August Homilius
Homilius in 1782
Born(1714-02-02)2 February 1714
Rosenthal, Saxony
Died2 June 1785(1785-06-02) (aged 71)
Dresden, Saxony
Education
Occupations
  • Director of Church music
  • Composer
Organizations

Gottfried August Homilius (2 February 1714 – 2 June 1785) was a German composer, cantor and organist.[1] He is considered one of the most important church composers of the generation following Bach's,[2] and was the main representative of the empfindsamer style.

  1. ^ Dennis Shrock Choral Repertoire 2009 -- Page 303 "1714–1785 Homilius was born near Dresden, where he was educated and where he served as substitute organist at the ..."
  2. ^ Don Michael Randel, ed. (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 392. ISBN 9780674372993. Homilius, Gottfried August