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Johann Adam Frank (Rector, Kantor, Bach's Pupil)

Born: February 17, 1730 - Markneukirchen, Saxony, Germany
Died: August 28, 1801 - Markneukirchen, Saxony, Germany

Johann Adam Frank was born the son of Johann Adam Frank (Rector and Kantor in Markneukirchen). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on December 11, 1744; studied there from 1744 to 1751; and at Universität Leipzig from 1751. Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him. After his studies, he worked as Rector and Kantor in Markneukirchen from 1764.

 

Source: 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)
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Bibliography

Literature: Nützliche Nachrichten 1749, S. 527f.; Richter 1907, Nr. 258; Vollhardt 1978, S. 209 und 451; Glöckner 2008, S. 193

Bach's Pupils: List of Bach's Pupils | Actual and Potential Non-Thomaner Singers and Players who participated in Bach’s Figural Music in Leipzig | Alumni of the Thomasschule in Leipzig during Bach's Tenure | List of Bach's Private Pupils | List of Bach's Copyists
Thomanerchor Leipzig: Short History | Members: 1729 | 1730 | 1731 | 1740-1741 | 1744-1745 | Modern Times
Bach’s Pupils Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2
Articles: Organizional Structure of the Thomasschule in Leipzig | The Rules Established for the Thomasschule by a Noble and Very Wise Leipzig City Council - Printed by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf Leipzig, 1733 | Homage Works for Thomas School Rectors


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