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Johann Gottfried Kretschmar (Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: March 31, 1716 - Löbau, Saxony, Germany
Died: May 27/28, 1735 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany |
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Johann Gottfried Kretschmar was born the son of Gottfried Kretschmar (cloth maker in Löbau). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 2, 1734; and studied there from 1734 to 1735, since August 26, 1733 already as external. He died as an alumnus. 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: 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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Sources: StA Leipzig, Ratsleichenbuch
Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 163 |
