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Johann Friedemann Kern (Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: April 5, 1723 - Thamsbrück, Thuringia, Germany
Died: not determined |
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Johann Friedemann Kern was born the son of Johann Friedrich Kern (Deacon in Thamsbrück). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on February 5, 1736; studied there from 1736 to 1745, since September 17, 1735 already as external; and at Universität Leipzig from October 7, 1744; and at Universität Jena from 1746. 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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Source:
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. 'The ripienists must also be at least eight, namely two for each part': The Leipzig line of 1730—some observations by Andreas Glöckner and Katie Gascoigne in Early Music, Vol. 39, No. 4 (November 2011), pp. 575-585
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020) |
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Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 181 |
