He was in practice succeeded by Johann Mattheson in 1715, but still formally held the positions till his death in Hamburg in 1718.
[5][6] Handel joined the opera orchestra during Brauns' time.
[7][8] Both the Johannes-Passion (1702) and Markus-Passion (1705) were for a long time attributed to Reinhard Keiser.
[11][12] Several pasticcio versions of the Markus-Passion survive,[9] but Bach's copy preserved the original.
[13] The earliest attribution to Keiser can be found in Bach's copy.