Christian Cannabich

Johann Christian Innocenz Bonaventura Cannabich (c.1731–1798), was a German composer in the classical style. Cannabich was born in Mannheim; his exact birth date is unknown, but he was baptised on 28th December 1731. He was the son of the flautist and composer Martin Friedrich Cannabich (c.1700-1773), and was a pupil of Johann Stamitz (1717-1757). He joined the Mannheim court orchestra as a violinist at the age of twelve. In 1750, he went on to Rome to study music under Niccolò Jommelli, and remained there until 1753.