Johann Ludwig Krebs was unrivaled next to Bach in his organ proficiency. However, Krebs found it difficult to obtain a patron or a cathedral post. His Baroque style was being supplanted by the newer galant music style and the classical music era. Krebs took a small post in Zwickau, and in 1755 (five years after the death of Bach, which is normally referred to as the end of the Baroque period) he was appointed court organist of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg under Prince Friedrich. Krebs had seven children and struggled to feed his family. Despite never holding a court composer post, and never being commissioned for
Bourbon Baroque Bourbon Baroque Bourbon Baroque is a period instrument ensemble founded by harpsichordist John Austin Clark and baroque violinist Nicolas Fortin (1980–2016) in the summer of 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky. The ensemble specialises in historical informed performance of the music of the 17th and 18th centuries. The ensemble performs concerts as well as full opera productions. The 2010 production of George Frideric Handel's opera "Alcina" has been recorded for TV and aired first on April 12, 2011. Bourbon Baroque has been performing Handel's "Messiah" in the holiday season every year since 2013. Bourbon Baroque performs regularly throughout the year in a