 Notable musicians in the early history of the Staatskapelle Weimar included Johann Hermann Schein (1615–1616) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1705, 1708–1717), both of whom went on to the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig.Bach particularly worked as resident organist and "Kapellmeister".Johann Nepomuk Hummel served as the ensemble's "Kapellmeister" from 1819 to 1837, on the appointment by the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna.