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Johann Christoph Altnikol (Composer)
Born: January 1, 1720 - Berna bei Seidenberg, Silesia. Germany
Died: July 25, 1759 - Naumburg, Germany
Johann Christoph Altnikol [Altnickol] was a German organist and composer, and played also violin and cello. Hae studied theology from 1744 in Leipzig. He was a pupil of J.S. Bach in composition and keyboard instruments. He is known mostly because of his marriage to Elisabeth Bach, J.S. Bach's daughter.
Johann Christoph Altnikol was appointed in January 1748 organist in Niederwiesa in Silesia. He often relied on his connection with the Bach family to obtain appointments. On July 24, 1748 J.S. Bach wrote a letter to the City Council, and on July 31, 1748 to the Burgomaster of Naumburg requesting the appointment of his son-in-law Johann Christoph Altnikol to the position of organist at Saint Wenzel's Church, which had become vacant. In the September of that year Altnikol received the appointment, and on January 20, 1849 married Elizabeth Juliane Friedericia Bach (1726-1781), the daughter of his teacher.
Not many of Alnikol's works survive; in general, his compositions have not attracted much attention. Bach praised his music, but the great composer may have not been objective in his assessment of Altnikol.
Source: All Music Guide Website (by Keith Johnson), HOASM Website
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Composer of Works previously attributed to J.S. Bach |
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Some movements of Passions-Pasticcio BWV 1088 |
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Use of Chorale Melodies in his works |
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Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ , for organ |
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Johann Christoph Altnickol (AMG) |
ALTNIKOL, Johann Christoph (BBKL) [German] |
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