Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (born 1697)

Johann Joachim Quantz

German flutist, composer and flute maker (1697–1773)

Johann Joachim Quantz was a German composer, flutist and flute maker of the late Baroque period. Much of his professional career was spent in the court of Frederick the Great, where he served as the king's flute teacher. Quantz composed hundreds of flute sonatas and concertos,…