Allgemeines Choral-Buch für Kirchen, Schulen, Gesangvereine, Orgel- und Pianoforte- Spieler: Vierstimmig gesetzt vols. 1-3 - Schicht, Johann Gottfried 1753-1823 (Leipzig Breitkopf & Härtel, 1819)
3 vols. in 1
ms. note in front matter: "Mon très cher ami, F. Martini, dèja attaché au lit par sa maladie, m'a fait present de cette oeuvre la veille de noël 1842 Rr. (?)"
Johann Gottfried Schicht (1753-1823) was a German composer and conductor. He was the conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra from 1785 to 1810, when he was succeeded by Johann Philipp Christian Schulz. Schicht continued to work in Leipzig, serving as Thomaskantor, director of the Thomanerchor with responsibility for music in the city's churches. He was in post from 1810 until 1823, when he died, aged 69, in Leipzig.
His most important work is this great choirbook from 1819. Besides that, he wrote masses, motets, cantatas, a setting of the 100th Psalm, four Te deums, one piano concerto, sonatas and capriccio. He is believed to have been the editor of the first edition of Bach's motets.
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Chorale; Organ music; Piano; Leipzig (Germany)