A probable student of Johann Schelle, Boxberg was a composer and text writer; the opera "Amyntas and Phyllis" is a good indication of his vocational diversity. Boxberg's librettos, however, were not only scored by him; some were written for the compositional talents of Strungk. His geographical focal point seems to have been Leipzig but he was also active in Ansbach. It was in Ansbach that "Orion, Die verschwiegene Treue" and "Sardanapolus" were first performed. Boxberg's merits lie with his operas but he finished his career as an organist for SS Peter and Paul in Gorlitz composing a number of cantatas. ~ Keith Johnson, Rovi