Gottfried Theodor Krause (Copyist, Teacher, Subrector, Bach's Pupil)

Born: November 1, 1713 - Herzberg (Elster), Brandenburg, Germany
Died: July 6, 1753 - Roßleben, Thuringia, Germany.

Gottfried Theodor Krause [Krauß, Krauss] was born to Christoph Theodor Krauß (Kantor in Herzberg on Elster). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 24, 1728; studied there from 1728 to 1736; and at Universität Leipzig in 1736. J.S. Bach reported (August 23, 1730): “usable for 1st Choir (figural music)”. He was one of J.S. Bach's copyists from 1730 to 1736, appearing in the manuscripts as Anon. Ve; Anon. 11. After his studies, he worked as teacher and subrector. He was Tertius at the Klosterschul Roßleben from 1746 until his death in 1753.

Works of Bach he copied [Manuscript No. in Bach Digital / Work / Performance date]

D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 49, Faszikel 1: BWV 51 [17.9.1730]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 71: BWV 192 [4.6.1730]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 82, Faszikel 1: BWV 36 [2.12.1731]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 97: BWV 100 [after 1735]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 110, Faszikel 1: BWV 244 (Satz 29 = BWV 245.2/1, in E) [30.3. 1736]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 319: Steffano Agostini (1654-1728): La Tempeste, BNB I/B/6 [1729/1730]
D-LEb Thomana 9 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv): BWV 9 [between 1732 and 1735]
D-LEb Thomana 96 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv): BWV 96 [24.10.1734]
D-LEb Thomana 177 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv): BWV 177 [6.7. 1732]
[Kantate BWV 9: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her] Originalstimmensatz: BWV 9

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 (March 2020), Bach Digital Wbsite (September 2019)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (March 2020)

Links to other Sites

Krause, Gottfried Theodor (Bach Digital)

Bibliography

Literatur: Dietmann III, S. 951; Herold 1854, S. 38f.; Richter 1907, Nr. 104; Dok I, Nr. 22 (S. 63 und 65), 34 und 40; Dok II, Nr. 380; Dok III, Nr. 820; Dok V, Nr. N II (380); Wollny 2016, S. 67–73

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