Christoph Nichelmann

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. Biography 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 studied composition and was taught to play keyboard instruments by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Bibliography * Douglas A. Lee: “Nichelmann, Christoph”, in: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed. by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (Oxford University Press, 2001), * Thomas-M. Langner: “Nichelmann, Christoph”, in: Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 1st ed. by Friedrich Blume (Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1949–1986) * Krebs, Michael Harald: Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis der Werke Christoph Nichelmann. Nichelmann-Werke-Verzeichnis (NWV) (PhD thesis, Potsdam, 2002) References External links * * * Christoph Nichelmann, ein Meister aus der preußischen Provinz. * Christoph Nichelmann bachschueler.de * Friedrich der Grosse - Music for the Berlin Court CD review, magazin.klassik.com