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Being a composer, keyboard participant and poet, Valentini served in the courts of Sigismund III, Graz, as chamber organist, Vienna among the musicians from the courtroom, Kapellmeister for the Hapsburg courtroom as well as the Emperor Ferdinand III to whom he bequeathed all his music. Valentini was a virtuostic participant …

Kneller is well known for couple of compositions but was younger sibling of Sir Godfrey Kneller the family portrait designer. He was also wedded to one from the daughters of Reincken and offered around the committee that analyzed J.S. Bach as well as others in 1720 for the organist placement …