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Johann Samuel Harich (Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: March 12, 1729 - Thallwitz, near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died: not determined |
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Johann Samuel Harich [Harig] was born the son of Johann Heinrich Harich in Thallwitz. He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on October 10, 1743; studied there from 1743 to April 17, 1752; and at Universität Leipzig from 1752. As a Thomaner he was in Choir III (in the New Church) 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) |
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Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 245 |
