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Johann Melchoir Stockmar (Kantor, Bach's Pupil?) |
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Born: February 9, 1698 - Naunhof, near Grimma, near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died: March 17, 1747 - Leisnig, Saxony, Germany, |
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Johann Melchior Stockmar studied Universität Leipzig (enrollment for the summer semester 1716). He was probably a pupil of J.S. Bach in Leipzig. From 1722 he worked as school substitute in Torgau; from 1725 as Baccalaureus in Grimma; from 1729 as Kantor in Leisnig.
At the time, the source of the original text of Cantata BWV 54 had not yet been uncovered. However, researchers had already discovered that both father and son Kantors in Leisnig, Johann Melchior Stockmar d. Ä. [sr.] (1698-1747) and d. J. [jr.] (1725-1791) had published cantata texts (similar to the type that J.S. Bach had to have published in Leipzig for use by the congregations) in 1739 and 1748 with the complete text for BWV 54 with only minor changes. The one for 1739 gives texts 'in ogni tempo' while the one for 1748 is specifically for the 20th Sunday after Trinity. Dürr, because of biblical references that connect with the readings for the 7th Sunday after Trinity, prefers the latter although he can also see a connection for the 1st Sunday after Trinity. Dürr sees a good possibility that the Stockmars did actually perform BWV 54 and believes that it is rather likely that Bach had lent them the materials, but that they never returned the autograph score and original parts and that this might be the reason why these original sources were lost.
Löffler classified Johann Melchior Stockmar as J.S. Bach's pupil, since performances of J.S. Bach's cantatas in Leisnig around 1734 under his aegis were considered to be secured by preserved text prints. Strictly speaking, only the textual equality of the Leisnig's and J.S. Bach's cantatas can be determined, since J.M. Stockmar's performance materials are not available. In any case, there are no further clues for studies of J.M. Stockmar with J.S. Bach, such as overlaps in the stages of life. This does not rule out the fact that J.M. Stockmar got to know J.S. Bach as a Leipzig Kantor and maintained closer contacts with him.
References: Koska: C-7; GND: ; Bach Digital: 00004960 |
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Sources:
1. Message by Thomas Braatz in the Discussion page of Cantata BWV 54 (April 17, 2005)
2. Bach Digital Website (October 7, 2019)
3. Bernd Koska: Bachs Privatschüler in Bach-Jahrbuch 2019, English translation by Aryeh Oron (May 2020)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (February 2020, May 2020) |
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Links to other Sites |
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Cantata BWV 54 - Discussions Part 3 (BCW)
Stockmar, Johann Melchoir d. Ä (Bach Digital) |
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Bibliography |
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Sources 3: Löffler 1953, Nr. 38; R. Vollhardt, Geschichte der Cantoren und Organisten von den Städten im Königreich Sachsen, Berlin 1899, Reprint Leipzig 1978, S. 187, 445; F. Nagler, Aus Leisnigs musikalischer Vergangenheit, in: Mitteilungen des Geschichtsund Altertumsvereins zu Leisnig 17 (1932), S. 12; NBA I/18 Krit. Bericht, S. 13, 18; W. Neumann, Über die mutmaßlichen Beziehungen zwischen dem Leipziger Thomaskantor Bach und dem Leisniger Matthäikantor Stockmar, in: Bachiana et alia Musicologica. Festschrift Alfred Dürr zum 65. Geburtstag am 3. März 1983, hrsg. von W. Rehm, Kassel 1983, S. 201–208
Literature 2: Leisnigker Chronica
References 2: NBA I/18 |
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