Gottfried Alösius (Bach's Pupil) |
Born: May 9, 1726 - Eilenburg, Saxony, Germany
Died: not determined |
Gottfried Alösius [Aloesius] was born the son of Gottfried Alösius (cloth maker in Eilenburg). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on July 6, 1740; studied there from 1740 to 1750; and at Universität Leipzig from 1750. As a Thomaner he was in Choir II from May 17, 1744 (Pentecost) to June 6, 1745 (Pentecost). Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him. |
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Sources:
1. 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)
2. Andreas Glöckner, Sabine Thomas and Melvin Unger: Alumni and Externals in the Choirs of the Thomas School during Bach's Time in Bach, Vol. 40, No. 1 (2009), pp. 17-22 (published by: Riemenschneider Bach Institute)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020) |
Links to other Sites |
Alösius, Gottfried (Bach Digital) |
Bibliography |
Literature: Nützliche Nachrichten 1750, S. 644f.; Richter 1907, Nr. 217 |