(b Guttenstetten, Franconia, March 3, 1705; d Hof, July 26, 1770). German composer and organist. Apart from the few details recorded in Mattheson’s Grundlage, little is known of Scheuenstuhl’s life. On 7 May 1722, when only 17, he became organist at the Hohenlohe residence in Wilhelmsdorf. Seven years later he moved to Hof, where he was organist at St Michael from 29 October 1729 until his death. From 1752 onwards he held an additional appointment as a schoolmaster at the local girls’ school. Although an organist by profession, Scheuenstuhl was known primarily for his harpsichord pieces, several of which were published by Balthasar Schmidt of Nuremberg during the 1730s and 1740s. These unpretentious works were designed for the growing amateur market, and their lighthearted tone and galant style assured success. Scheuenstuhl was among those who contributed to the literature of the murky, a species of keyboard music cultivated in Germany from about ...