Christoph Nichelmann (1717 - 1762)

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Christoph Nichelmann (13 August 1717 – 20 July 1762) was a German composer and harpsichordist. He was second keyboard player in the Royal Ensemble of Frederick the Great. Born in Treuenbrietzen, from 1730 on the advice of a relative Nichelmann attended the Thomasschule in Leipzig, where he was accepted by Johann Sebastian Bach. He may have been the soprano that Bach had in mind when he composed his cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen. He studied composition and was taught to play keyboard in ... (Read all)
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