Georg Lenck (7 November 1685 – 22 March 1744) was a German

Germany

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 musician. He was born in Reichenbach

Reichenbach (Vogtland)

Reichenbach im Vogtland is a city in the Vogtlandkreis district of Saxony, Germany. With a population of 20.146, it is the second largest town after Plauen. It lies by the A27 in between Plauen and Zwickau Reichenbach im Vogtland is a city in the Vogtlandkreis district of Saxony, Germany. With a...

, Vogtland

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, Saxony

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, and was Kantor

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A cantor is the chief singer employed in a church with responsibilities for the ecclesiastical choir; also called the precentor....

 at Laucha an der Unstrut, near Naumberg when he competed unsuccessfully for the post of Thomaskantor

Thomaskantor

The Thomaskantor is the musical director of the Thomanerchor in Leipzig, founded in 1212. He is appointed by Leipzig's city council and his duties are to lead the weekly services called Motette, Sunday services and other services in the Thomaskirche, also to conduct recordings and tours.Johann...

 at Leipzig

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, which was eventually offered to Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...

. In 1725, he was appointed Kantor at Weissenfels, where he remained for the rest of his life.