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
Melchior Hoffmann (composer) is a Magnificat for solo soprano and small group, which during the 19th century was assigned a BWV number of BWV Anh. 21. Joshua Rifkin has identified Hoffman's style as having "freshness and charm" while noting the "occasional melodic angularity". He has been sometimes confused with composer Johann Georg Hoffmann, although there is no relation. None of his operas survive, but contemporary reviews indicate they were well received. He has been identified as the first composer to use bells in a serious manner. Melchior Hoffmann (composer) Georg Melchior Hoffmann (c. 1679 – 6 October 1715) was a Baroque composer who