Pantaleon Hebenstreit

Pantaleon Hebenstreit
Born(1668-11-27)27 November 1668
Kleinheringen, Naumburg;
or Eisleben (sources differ)
Died15 May 1750(1750-05-15) (aged 81)
Dresden, Saxony
Occupations
  • Dancing master (teacher)
  • musician
  • composer
Known forInventing the pantalon, a keyboard instrument

Pantaleon Hebenstreit (27 November 1668 – 15 November 1750) was a German dance teacher, musician and composer.

Today his notability rests primarily on the pantalon, a keyboard instrument which he invented and which subsequently came to be seen by some as a precursor of the modern pianoforte.

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