• Early life in Eisenach

• Zerbst and Neustrelitz, 1742 - 1752

• Berlin, 1747

• Schwerin, 1754 - 1759

• Stralsund, 1759 - 1761

• Schwerin Court Chapel, 1761 - 1789

• Personal life

• Death

• Compositions

• Autobiography notes

• References

• Born: 9 October 1727, Eisenach, Germany

• ied: 14 Jun 1789, Schwerin, Germany (aged 62)

  • Style: Late Baroque and Galant

  • Court: Schwerin palace

  • Spouse: Sophie Emilie von Wurms

  • Kids: First son (died, age of eight)

  • Caroline Auguste Henriette

  • Second sun (refused paternity)

  • Pupil of: Johann Heinrich Heil (pupil of Bach)

  • Carl Höckh

  • Christian August Wolf

  • Teacher of: Luise Fredericke von Meckl.-Schwerin

  • Friends: Franz Benda

  • Johan Friedrich Fasch

  • Carl Heinrich Graun

  • C.P.E. Bach

  • Johann Joachim Quantz

Würzburg Prince-archbishop residence

Great support for the musical life of Würzburg was provided by three prince-bishops: Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn (1719-24), Friedrich Carl von Schönborn (1729-46), and Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim (1755-79).

Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697 - 1763), was the only Italian musician to remain in Würzburg until the rest of his life. His career was closely tied to the family of the counts von Schönborn, the patrons and connoisseurs of arts.

Fortunato Chelleri (c. 1690 – 1757), was a typical example of the many eighteen-century Italian composers who travelled across Europe in search of work and recognition. Chelleri’s period in Würzburg, was perhaps the most productive and untroubled of his career.