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Christian Beck (Rector, Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: January 26, 1716 - Baalsdorf, near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died: June 1749 - Roßleben, Thuringia, Germany |
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Christian Beck was born the son of Christian Beck (farmer in Baalsdorf). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on October 9, 1732; and studied there from 1732 to 1743, since February 4, 1732 already as external. He obtained his Baccalaureus degree in 1738, and his Magister of Theology degree in 1745. Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him. After his studies, he became Konrektor in Kloster Roßleben in 1749, but died soon after. |
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Source: Bernd Koska: Dissertation "Bachs Thomaner als Kantoren in Mitteldeutschland" (Beeskow 2018), Anhang VII.1 Die Alumnen der Thomasschule 1710-1760, English translation by Aryeh Oron (April 2020)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020) |
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Literature: Nützliche Nachrichten 1745, S. 27; Biedermann II, S. 230; Dietmann III, S. 951; Richter 1907, Nr. 140; Glöckner 2008, S. 189f.; Glöckner 2009, S. 5 und 11; Maul 2015, S. 80f.
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