Johann Friedrich Doles was a German composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 and pupil of J.S. Bach.

Doles was born in Steinbach-Hallenberg

Steinbach-Hallenberg

Steinbach-Hallenberg is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 8 km east of Schmalkalden, and 13 km northwest of Suhl.-References:-External links:*...

. He attended the University of Leipzig

University of Leipzig

The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...

. He was Kantor at the Leipzig Thomasschule, conducting the Thomanerchor

Thomanerchor

The Thomanerchor is a boys' choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. At present, the choir consists of 92 boys from 9 to 18 years of age...

 from 1756 to 1789; in that year (1789) he directed the performance of Bach's motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied is a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first performed in Leipzig around 1727, using psalm 149:1–3 for its first movement, a 1548 Johann Gramann hymn for the second movement and psalm 150:2 and 6 for its third movement.-External links:** at Emmanuel Music...

that reportedly made such a deep impression on Mozart. Doles wrote a manuscript treatise on singing which may preserve some elements of Bach's own methods.

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