Johann Gottfried Schicht
Johann Gottfried Schicht (29 September 1753 – 16 February 1823) was a German composer and conductor.Schicht was born in Reichenau, in the Electorate of Saxony. He trained as a lawyer, studying from 1776 at Leipzig. He was the conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra from 1785 to 1810, when he was succeeded by Johann Philipp Christian Schulz. Schicht continued to work in Leipzig, serving as Thomaskantor, director of the Thomanerchor with responsibility for music in the city's churches. He was in post from 1810 until 1823, when he died, aged 69, in Leipzig.
His most important work is a great choirbook from 1819. Besides that, he wrote masses, motets, cantatas, a setting of the 100th Psalm, four Te deums, one piano concerto, sonatas and capriccio.
He is believed to have been the editor of the first edition of Bach's motets. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1802
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Published 1803
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Published 1839
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by Isaac, Heinrich 1450-1517, Schop, Johann 1590-166X, Köler, Martin 1620-1703, Ristori, Giovanni Alberto 1692-1753, Ammerbach, Elias Nikolaus 1530-1597, Kuhnau, Johann 1660-1722, Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750, Schein, Johann Hermann 1586-1630, Schicht, Johann Gottfried 1753-1823, Senfl, Ludwig 1486-1542, Lemlin, Lorenz 1495-1549, Heintz, Wolff 1490-1552, Hofhaimer, Paul 1459-1537, Haßler, Hans Leo 1564-1612, Albert, Heinrich 1604-1651
Published 1973
Published 1973
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