Johann Christian Schieferdecker

Johann Christian Schieferdecker (or Schiefferdecker,[1] 1679  1732) was a German Baroque composer.

Schieferdecker was born in Teuchern. He became harpsichord-player at the Hamburg Opera, then succeeded Dietrich Buxtehude as organist of the Marienkirche in Lübeck.[2] He died in Lübeck.

Works, editions and recordings

Recordings

References

  1. G. B. Sharp and Dorothea Schröder. "Schiefferdecker, Johann Christian". In Macy, Laura. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. (subscription required)
  2. Kerala J. Snyder Dieterich Buxtehude: Organist in Lübeck 1987 Page 104 "Johann Christian Schieferdecker later applied himself better to the goal, led the bride home after the death of the father Buxtehude, and received the fine position that Johann Paul Kuntzen so laudably fills at the present time."
  3. Michael Robertson The courtly consort suite in German-speaking Europe, 1650-1706 2009 Page 228 "Accordingly, Johann Christian Schieferdecker's XII. musicalische Concerte will show the influence of the French manner on an eighteenth-century town musician.


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