A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Schicht, Johann Gottfried

SCHICHT, Johann Gottfried, born at Reichenau, Zittau, Sept. 29, 1753, owed his education to an uncle; went to Leipzig university intending to study law, but gradually adopted music, and was soon chosen by Adam Hiller as solo clavier player at his concerts. On Hiller's retirement he succeeded him, and at length in 1810 rose to the head of his profession as Cantor of the St. Thomas School. He died Feb. 16, 1823, leaving a good memory and many original large works, as well as a translation of the PF. Schools of Pleyel and Clementi, and of Pellegrini, Celoni's Singing Method, etc., but only one which will live, his edition of J. S. Bach's motets, five for 8 and one for 5 voices (Breitkopf & Härtel 1802, 3), in which however No. 3 'Ich lasse dich nicht' is [App. p.785 "probably"] not by John Sebastian, but by John Christopher, Bach.

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