Johann Christoph Altnickol

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Johann Christoph Altnickol, or Altnikol, (baptised 1 January 1720, buried 25 July 1759)^[1] was a German organist, bass singer, and composer. He was a student, copyist and son-in-law of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Biography

Altnikol was born in

He was appointed as organist and schoolmaster at Niederwiesa, near Greiffenberg, Silesia, in January 1748, after Bach testified that he was a satisfactory student.^[1] In September of that year, he moved to a post at St Wenzel, Naumburg,^[3] after another recommendation from Bach;^[1] the council unanimously agreed to appoint him before they had received his formal application. He married Bach's daughter Elisabeth Juliane Friderica in January 1749;^[1] their first son was born in October of the same year and named Johann Sebastian, but died in infancy. Forkel wrote that Bach dictated his last chorale prelude (Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668) to Altnickol on his deathbed, although this manuscript did not survive.

Johann Sebastian Bach died in 1750. One of his last students, Johann Gottfried Müthel, continued his studies with Altnikol,

Many of his works have been lost.[1]

Vocal

• Gloria
  )
• Sanctus (2 settings), 1748

Cantatas

• Frohlocket und jauchzet in prächtigen Chören
• Ich lebe und ihr sollt auch leben

Motets

• Befiehl du deine Wege
• Nun danket alle Gott (
  BWV 386.^[7]

• Sonata in C major
• 7 dances
• Ricercar a 4

References

Sources

• ISBN 3-88309-013-1
  .
• Dadelsen, Georg von (1953), "Altnikol, Johann Christoph", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 228–228; (full text online)
• Dommer, Arrey von (1875), "Altnikol, Joh. Christoph", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 372
• Neumann, W.; Schulz, H. J., eds. (1963–1972). Bach-Dokumente. Vol. I–III. Kassel and Leipzig:
  OCLC 1053080
  .

• Walter Emery/
  Grove Music Online
• ISSN 0084-7682
  , pp. 44–65.
• Peter Wollny: "Eine apokryphe Bachsche Passionsmusik in der Handschrift Johann Christoph Altnickols". In Leipziger Beiträge zur Bach-Forschung I (1995)
• Peter Wollny (1999). "Altnickol, Johann Christoph". Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (in German). Vol. P1. (subscription required)

External links

• Free scores by Johann Christoph Altnickol at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)