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Johann Gottfried Eckard

Born: 21st January 1735, Ausburg, Germany

Died: 24th July 1809, Paris, France

Nationality: German

Johann Gottfried Eckard (Eckhardt) was a German pianist and composer.

Eckard was born in Augsburg. In his youth he became a professional copper engraver and acquired his musical training in his leisure time, mainly from C.P.E. Bach's Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen and its six ‘Probesonaten’. In 1758 the piano and organ manufacturer Johann Andreas Stein took him to Paris, where he lived for the rest of his life. At first he supported himself by painting miniatures, a craft in which he apparently possessed considerable skill.

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