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Johann Pietzsch (Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: March 11, 1724 - Reichenbach im Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Died: December 4, 1744 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany |
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Johann Pietzsch was born the son of Johann Pietzsch in in Reichenbach. He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 10, 1739; studied there from 1739 to 1744, since October 16, 1738 already as external. As a Thomaner he was in Choir I from May 17, 1744 (Pentecost) to June 6, 1745 (Pentecost). 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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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. 17-22 (published by: Riemenschneider Bach Institute)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020) |
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Sources: StA Leipzig, Ratsleichenbuch
Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 206 |
