Scheibe, Johann Adolph
(1708–1776)
JOHANN ADOLPH SCHEIBESCHEIBE, JOHANN ADOLPHJOHANN ADOLPH SCHEIBE [* 1708-† 1776] A few unkind words concerning J. S. Bach's compositions hurled Johann Adolph Scheibe into battle with prominent Bach supporters Johann Abraham Birnbaum, Lorenz Christoph MIZLER, and Christoph Gottlieb SCHRÖTER. The offensive passage was published in the sixth issue of Der critische Musikus (May 14, 1737), of which Scheibe, influenced by Georg Philipp TELEMANN, served as founder, editor, and author. Underlying the…