Georg Daniel Speer

Georg Daniel Speer (1636–1707) was a German composer and writer of the Baroque. Speer was born in Breslau (today Wrocław, Poland) and died in Göppingen, Germany. As a composer, he wrote music for brass instruments and keyboard miniatures. His writing on music would influence German Baroque trombone works for over a century. In literature, he is known for three or four autobiographical novels that give a feel of the musical scene of his era.