Christoph Birkmann

Christoph Birkmann (1759)

Christoph Birkmann (10 January 1703 – 11 March 1771) was a German theologian and minister. A pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach, he has been identified as the author of the texts of several Bach cantatas.

Career

Born in Nuremberg, Birkmann studied theology and mathematics at the University of Leipzig from 1724 to 1727. He took part in cantata performances by Bach. According to research by Christine Blanken, published in the Bach-Jahrbuch in 2015, Birkmann wrote the texts of several Bach cantatas, including Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, and Ich habe genug, BWV 82.[1][2]

Birkmann was from 1727 minister of St. Egidien in Nuremberg. He died there.[2]

Literature

  • Christine Blanken (2015), "Christoph Birkmanns Kantatenzyklus „GOtt-geheiligte Sabbaths-Zehnden“ von 1728 und die Leipziger Kirchenmusik unter J. S. Bach in den Jahren 1724 - 1727" (in German), Bach-Jahrbuch 101: pp. 13-74, ISBN 978-3-374-04320-0 

References

  1. ↑ "Bachs Kantatendichter identifiziert" (in German). Bachfest Leipzig. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Voskamp, Jens (23 February 2018). "Franke schmiedete Arien-Verse für Bach". nordbayern.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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