1753–1823

Introduction

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Born: Sep­tem­ber 29, 1753, Reich­en­au (near Zit­tau), Ger­ma­ny.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 16, 1823, Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny.

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Biography

Schicht stu­died or­gan un­der Jo­hann Trier at Zit­tau, and played in the Gross­es Con­cert and the Mu­sik­üb­en­de Ge­sell­schaft while at­tend­ing the Uni­ver­si­ty of Leip­zig.

He be­came the Ge­wand­haus con­cert di­rect­or in 1785, and Kan­tor of Leip­zig’s Tho­mas­schule in 1810.

Works

Sources

Music

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