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Carl August Folger (Organ, Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: May 18, 1730 - Beerendorf, near Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany
Died: February 26, 1758 - Landsberg, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
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Carl [Karl] August Folger was born the son of Johann Georg Folger (schoolmaster in Beerendorf). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 18, 1745; and studied there from 1745 to 1751; and studied with J.S. Bach during this period. He made an unsuccessful application for organist position in Delitzsch in 1749. From 1752 he worked as organist in Landsberg, near Halle (Saale). His brothers were also Thomaners: Carl Christoph Folger (1718-1783) in 1733-1740?; and Daniel Emanuel Folger (1734-1810) in 1747-1754.
In the event of an unsuccessful application for organist service in Delitzsch in 1749, Carl August Folger called J.S. Bach his "Lehr-Meister " (teaching master) "in hac Arte", that is, in organ playing. Certainly on the same occasion a J.S. Bach testimony was created, which was mentioned in the Landsberg employment documents in 1752, but is now lost.
References: Richter: 269; Koska: A-53 |
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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. Bernd Koska: Bachs Privatschüler in Bach-Jahrbuch 2019, English translation by Aryeh Oron (May 2020)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020, May 2020) |
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Literature 1: Richter 1907, Nr. 269; Werner 1932, S. 197; Dok II, Nr. 588
Sources 2: Dok II, Nr. 588; Löffler 1929/31, Nr. 51; Löffler 1953, Nr. 69; A. Werner, Musikgeschichte der Stadt Delitzsch, in: Archiv für Musikwissenschaft 1 (1918/19), S. 535 bis 564, speziell S. 556; Pfarrarchiv Landsberg, Kirchenbuch Landsberg 1746–1810; ebd., 32/2 (Acta Die Besetzung des Organisten- und Collaborator-Dienstes und was der anhängig betr. Ergangen Superintendur Delitzsch de ao. 1752.); ebd., 32/2 (Acta Pastoralia den Landsbergischen Organisten betr. de anno 1693.); Stadtarchiv Landsberg, M XVII 1 (Bittschreiben von Stadtpfeifern und Organisten, Besetzung der Orgelstelle 1687–1758); detaillierte Auswertung dieser Dokumente im nächsten Bach-Jahrbuch vorgesehen |
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