Kellner, Johann Christoph 08/15/1736 - 01/01/1803

Johann Christoph Kellner (1736-1803) studied music with his father, Johann Peter Kellner and with Georg Benda in Gotha. He studied violin with Hatasch. In 1755 he was in Gräfenroda and learned how to compose organ works, symphonies and concerti. Under his father's supervision he began composing his first year's worth of cantatas. In 1762 he travelled through Germany and Holland. After stays in Amsterdam and Den Haag, he became court organist and cantor of the Lutheran church in Kassel. After 1772 he was the court organist in that city. He wrote many compositions for chamber music, choir and organ.