Johannes Schenck
Johannes Schenck (or Johan Schenk, 3 June 1660–after 1712) was a Dutch musician and composer.
Schenck was born in Amsterdam and baptized in a Catholic hidden church. He became a renowned virtuoso viola da gamba player.
His compositions included music for a Dutch Singspiel, Bacchus, Ceres en Venus, which can claim to be the first opera in Dutch, and from which songs were published in 1687, as well…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- June 3rd, 1660
- Died
- 1712
- Labels
- Naxos Brilliant Classics Classic Produktion Osnabrück Deutsche Harmonia Mundi DENON