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Christian Friedrich Hecht (Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: October 19, 1730 - Zschernitz, Saxony, Germany
Died: not determined |
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Christian Friedrich Hecht was born the son of Christian Friedrich Hecht (schoolmaster in Zschernitz). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 11, 1744; studied there from 1744 to 1751; and at Universität Leipzig from 1751. As a Thomaner he was in Choir II from May 17, 1744 (Pentecost) to June 6, 1745 (Pentecost). Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him. |
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Sources:
1. 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)
2. Andreas Glöckner, Sabine Thomas and Melvin Unger: Alumni and Externals in the Choirs of the Thomas School during Bach's Time in Bach, Vol. 40, No. 1 (2009), pp. 16-22 (Riemenschneider Bach Institute)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020) |
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Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 257; Glöckner 2008, S. 192 |
