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
Baroque Churches of the Philippines Baroque Churches of the Philippines The Baroque Churches of the Philippines are a collection of four Spanish Colonial-era baroque churches in the Philippines, which were included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1993. The churches are also considered as national cultural treasures of the country. The 2013 revision of UNESCO's World Heritage Site (WHS) 677, Baroque Churches of the Philippines, includes four churches. There was a conglomeration of factors that led to the presence of Baroque elements in the architecture of Philippines, specifically in church architecture. During the Spanish Colonial Period (1521-1898), spanish missionaries arrived, sharing not only their religion,