David Salomon Reichardt (Copyist, Rector, Bach's Pupil)

Born: August 27, 1710 - Borna, near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died: 1766 - Zeitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

David Salomon Reichardt was born to Georg Caspar Reichardt (servant in Borna). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on July 4, 1726; studied there from 1726 to 1733; and at Universität Leipzig in 1733. J.S. Bach reported (August, 23, 1730): “usable for 1st Choir (figural music)”. He was one of J.S. Bach's copyists from 1726 to 1727, appearing in the manuscripts as Anon. IIIf. After his studies, he was Magister in Wittenberg (1737), and deputy rector in Zeitz (1741).

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

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 97, Faszikel 3: BWV 102 [25.8.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 25a: BWV 19 [29.9.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 26: BWV 45 [11.8.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 32: BWV 35 [8.9.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 52: BWV 84 [9.2.1727]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 54, Faszikel 1: BWV 82 (1st version) [2.2.1727]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 55: BWV 49 [3.11.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 58: BWV 56 [27.10.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 85: BWV 88 [21.6.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 304: Johann Ludwig Bach: Cantata Der Herr wird ein Neues im Lande erschaffen, JLB-13, BNB I/B/31 [2.7.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 312: Johann Ludwig Bach: JLB 16, BNB I/B/34 [15.9.1726]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 315: Johann Ludwig Bach: JLB 17, BNB I/B/35 [24.6.1726]
D-LEb Breitkopf Mus. ms. 8b (Depositum im Bach-Archiv): Johann Ludwig Bach: JLB 38, Mass in E minor, BWV Anh 166, BNB I/B/18 [c1727]
US-PRscheide BWV 187, Faszikel 1: BWV 187 [4.8.1726]
[Kantate BWV 187: Es wartet alles auf dich] Originalstimmensatz: BWV 187 [4.8.1726]

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)

Links to other Sites

Reichardt, David Salomo (Bach Digital)

Bibliography

Literatur: Acta scholastica I, S. 487; Richter 1907, Nr. 87; Dok I, Nr. 22 (S. 63 und 66); NBA IX/3, Nr. 98
GND: 10422617X

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