vn, 1746-1813 US, Netherlands
Musician / Composer of Classical
Johann Friedrich Peter (sometimes John Frederick Peter) (born Heerendijk, May 19, 1746 - died Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1813) was an American composer of German origin. Peter was educated in Holland and Germany before coming to America with his brother Simon in 1770. He began to compose music for the church shortly after his arrival in American and for a time served as an organist and violinist in the Moravian congregations of Nazareth, Bethlehem and Lititz in Pennsylvania before eventually going to Salem, North Carolina in 1780 in the same capacity.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Symphonic Sketches / Suite For Large Orchestra / Sinfonia In G | George Whitefield Chadwick, Johann Friedrich Peter, Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra | 1994 | Compil. |
Music Of The Moravians In America • Six Quintets By John Frederick Peter | Johann Friedrich Peter - The Fine Arts Quartet with Fred Clem | 1955 | Album |
Instrumental Music In Colonial America - The Moravians | Johann Friedrich Peter, The Moravian Quintet | Album |