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Johann Gottlob Zeymer (Bach's Pupil?) |
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Born: April 19, 1716 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died: not determined (after 1748) |
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Johann Gottlob Zeymer [Zeumer] was born to Johann Balthasar Zeumer (curator in the Kleinen Fürstenkollegium). He attended the Thomasschule in Leipzig as an “Externus” beginning in June 29, 1725. He twice made application to be accepted with full status in 1728 and 1729. J.S. Bach reported (May 1729): “not demonstrating abilities in music”. He enrolled at the Thomasschule on June 3, 1729 was accepted and attended the school from 1729 to 1735. J.S. Bach reported (August 23, 1730): “incompetent, not at all musical”. In July 1734 Rector Gesner attempted to get him excluded “because he demonstrated neither ability nor application toward his studies and to mastering music”. He studied at Universität Leipzig from 1735. Most probably he was not J.S. Bach's pupil. He made unsuccessful application for scoring position (Torschreiberstelle) at Ranstädter Tor in Leipzig (1748) |
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Source: fine-print footnotes in the Bach-Dokumente; Bach Digital Website (March 2019); 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 (March-April 2020) |
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Links to other Sites |
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Actual and Potential Non-Thomaner Singers and Players who participated in Bach’s Figural Music in Leipzig (BCW)
Zeymer, Johann Gottlob (Bach Digital) |
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Bibliography |
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Sources: StA Leipzig, Tit. VIII. 44 (Protocollum In Versamlung aller dreyen Raths-Mittel zu Leipzig gehalten von 7. Aug. anno 1736. bis 2. Nov. 1753.), fol. 326r, und 65 (PROTOCOLL in die Enge. vom 9. May 1747 bis mit dem 28.ten Decbr. 1753.), fol. 74v
Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 109; Dok I, Nr. 22 (S. 64 und 66) und 63 |
