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First name: Johann G.
Last name: Vierling
Dates: 1750-1813
Category: Quartet
Nationality: German
Opus name: Quartet
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Information: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Johann Gottfried Vierling (January 25, 1750 – November 22, 1813) was a German organist and composer. Vierling was born in Metzels. From 1763 he studied at the Lyzeum in Schmalkalden. In 1768 he succeeded his teacher Johann Nikolaus Tischer (1707-74) as organist in Schmalkalden. He later continued his musical studies with Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johann Philipp Kirnberger. Vierling died in Schmalkalden. Vierling composed several collections of easy organ pieces, a four-voice organ chorale book (1790) and cembalo music such as two trios, one quartet and six sonatas. Two handwritten annual volumes of Kirchenkantaten are preserved. He also published a handbook on the art of basso continuo, "Allgemein faßlicher Unterricht im Generalbaß". Among Vierling's students was Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner, who became a famous musician in Sweden.