Heinichen 's music lingered in obscurity for a long time .
Johann David Heinichen ( 17 April 1683 -- 16 July 1729 ) was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus the Strong in Dresden .
composer 's music lingered in obscurity for a long time .
Johann David Heinichen ( 17 April 1683 -- 16 July 1729 ) was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus the Strong in Dresden .