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Christoph Friedrich Meißner (Copyist, Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: January 16, 1716 - Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Died: not determined |
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Christoph Friedrich Meißner [Meissner] was born to Georg Christian Meißner, the court trumpeter in Weißenfels. His mother was the older sister of Anna Magdalena (Wilcken) Bach.He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 18, 1729, his application states that he has a good foundation in “letters as well as music”. He studied there from 1729 to 1731. J.S. Bach reported (August, 23, 1730): “not yet ready to be used in the 1st choir (figural music)”. He was one of J.S. Bach's copyists, appearing in the manuscripts as A Anon. Vh; Anon. 9. |
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Works of Bach he copied [Manuscript No. in Bach Digital / Work / Performance date] |
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A-Wn SA.67.B.32: BWV 211 [c1734]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 54, Faszikel 3: BWV 82 (2nd version) [c1735]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 77: BWV 215 [5.10.1734]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 97; BWV 100 [1732-1735]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 112 II, Faszikel 1: BWV 248/2 [26.12.1734]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 112 V, Faszikel 1: BWV 248/5 [2.1.1735]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 112 VI, Faszikel 1: BWV 248/6 [6.1.1735]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 398, Faszikel 1: BWV 14 [30.1.1735]
D-LEb Go. S. 4: Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto grosso f-Moll (Op. 1/8), BNB I/L/1 [c1734-1735] |
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Need checking:
The years of studies at Thomasschule are 1729-1731, while the years of copying are 1734-1735. |
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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 (March 2020); Bach Digital Website (June 2019)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (March 2020) |
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Links to other Sites |
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Meißner, Christoph Friedrich (Bach Digital) |
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Bibliography |
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Richter 1907, Nr. 110; Dok I, Nr. 22 (S. 64 und 66) und 63; Wollny 2016, S. 78–81 |
