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Wilhelm Christoph Koppe (Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: May 1, 1726 - Neunheilingen, Thuringia, Germany
Died: not determined |
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Wilhelm Christoph Koppe was born the son of Gottfried Koppe (actuary in Neunheilingen ). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on April 6, 1740; studied there from 1740 to 1747; at Universität Jena from 1747; and at Universität Leipzig from 1750. As 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. 17-19 (published by: Riemenschneider Bach Institute)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020) |
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Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 211 |
