Pepusch, John Christopher
(1666/7–1752)
- Graydon Beeks
Extract
Pepusch, John Christopher (1666/7–1752), composer and teacher of music, the son of a German protestant clergyman, was born at Berlin and baptized Johann Christoph Pepusch. Nothing more is known of his parents, nor is his date of birth certain, but according to the memorial tablet erected at the ...