Bach's Copyists - List

Copyists by period

Bach Family Members

Anna Magdalena Bach (1701-1760); Bach's Copyist: 1722/2-1736/1748

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach [46] (1714-1788); Bach's Copyist: 1729/1746/1747

Gottfried Heinrich Bach [48] (1724-1763) (Not Anon. Vp?; actually Bernhard Dieterich Ludewig)

Johann Bernhard Bach [41] (1700-1743); Bach's Copyist: 1719

Johann Christian Bach [50] (1735-1782); Bach's Copyist: 1746-1749/1750

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach [49] (1732-1795); Bach's Copyist: 1743/1748-1749 (Anon. Vq)

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach [45] (1710-1784); Bach's Copyist: 1720/1721-1732/1733

Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748); Bach's Copyist: Weimar

Principal Leipzig Copyists (Hauptkopisten)

Early Leipzig period:

Johann Andreas Kuhnau (1703-after 1745); Bach's Copyist: 1723-1725/1727 (Haupkopist A; Anon. 3)

Christian Gottlob Meißner (1707-1760) Bach's Copyist: 1723-1727/1731 (Hauptkopist B; Anon. 1; J.S. Bach XVIII)

Johann Heinrich Bach [43] (1707-1783); Bach's Copyist::1724-1727 (Haupkopist C; Anon. 2)

Middle Leipzig period:

Samuel Gottlieb Heder (1713-after 1739); Bach's Copyist: 1729-1731 (Hauptkopist D; Anon. 7; Anon. 13)

Johann Gottlob Haupt (1714-unknown); Bach's Copyist: 1731-1735 (Hauptkopist E; Anon. 8)

Johann Ludwig Dietel (1713-1773); Bach's Copyist: 1729-1735 (Hauptkopist F; Anon. IVb; Anon. 16; J.S. Bach XXIII)

Late Leipzig period:

Rudolf Straube (1717-1785); Bach's Copyist: 173401736 (Hauptkopist G; Anon. Vk; Anon. 15)

Johann Nathanael Bammler (1722-1784); Bach's Copyist: 1745/1746-1749/1750 (Hauptkopist H; Anon. 4; Anon. N 4)

Georg Heinrich Noah (1716-1762); Bach's Copyist: 1740-c1742 (Hauptkopist I; Anon. Vm)

Other Students & Assistants

Bach's youth

Georg Christoph Bach [10] (1671-1721); Copying period: 1705-1713

Weimar period (1708-1717):

Johann Martin Schubart (1690-1721); Bach's Pupil: 1707-1717 (Anon. Weimar 1; Anon. M 1)

Johann Lorenz Bach [38] (1695-1773); Bach's Copyist: 1714 (Anon. Weimar 2)

Johann Döbernitz (1658-1735); Bach's Copyist: 1714/1715 (Anon. Weimar 3)

Philipp David Kräuter (1690-1741); Bach's Pupil: 1712-1713

Johann Christoph Schmidt (1691-1765); Bach's Pupil: 1713

Philipp Samuel Alt (1689-1765); Bach's Pupil: 1714

Johann Tobias Krebs (1690-1762); Bach's Pupil: 1714-1717

Johann Caspar Vogler (1696-1763); Bach's Pupil: c1706/1707, 1710-1715 (Anon. 18)

Köthen period (1717-1723):

Johann Jeremias Göbel (unknown-1729): Bach's Copyist: 1720?

Emanuel Leberecht Gottschalck (unknown-1727); Bach's Copyist: 1717/1723 (Anon. 6)

Johann Schneider (1702-1788); Bach's Pupil: 1720-1721 ????

Early Leipzig period (1723-1728):

Johann Christian Weyrauch (1694-1771); Bach's Pupil: Between 1717-1730

Bernhard Christian Kayser (1705-1758); Bach's Copyist: 1723-1724 (Anon. 5; Anon. Ih)

Johann Salomon Riemer (1702-1771); Bach's Pupil: 1723

Johann Christian Köpping (1704-1772); Bach's Copyist: 1723-1726 (Anon. Id; Anon. 19; J.S. Bach XXIV)

Christian Gottlieb Gerlach (1704-1773); Bach's Pupil: 1723-1726 (Anon. Ij)

Johann Christian Lindner (c1705-1743); Bach's Copyist: 1723-1714 (Anon. Ik)

Paul Christian Stolle [Stoll] (1708-1779/1780); Bach's Pupil: 1723-1733 (Anon. Vs)

Heinrich Nicolaus Gerber (1702-1775); Bach's Pupil: 1724-1727

Johann Gottfried Nützer (1709-1780); Bach's Pupil: 1724-1731 (Anon. L 42)

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludewig (1711-unknown); Bach's Pupil: 1724-1732 (Anon. 20; Anon. L 77; Anon. BNB I)

Christoph Gottlieb Fröber (1704-1759); Bach's Pupil: 1726-1731 (Anon. L 59)

David Salomon Reichardt (1710-176); Bach's Copyist: 1726-1727 (Anon. IIIf)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780); Bach's Copyist: 1729-1731

Johann Jacob Kieser (1703-1762); Bach's Pupil: until 1727

Georg Heinrich Ludwig Schwanberg (1696-1774); Bach's Pupil: 1727-1730

Carl Gotthelf Gerlach (1704-1761); Bach's Pupil: 1720's

Middle Leipzig period (1729-1737):

Gottfried Theodor Krause (1713-1753); Bach's Pupil: 1728-1736 (Anon. Ve; Anon. 11)

Christoph Friedrich Meißner (1716-unknown); Bach's Pupil: 1729-1731 (Anon. Vh; Anon. 9)

Samuel Kittler (1715-1781); Bach's Pupil: 1729-1737 (Anon. Vf; Anon. 10; Anon. L 88)

Christoph Nichelmann (1717-1762); Bach's Pupil: 1730-1733 (Anon. 400; J.S. Bach XXXI; J.S. Bach XXXII)

Bernhard Dieterich Ludewig (1707-1740); Bach's Copyist: 1735-1736 (Anon. Vp)

Johann Friedrich Schweinitz (1708-1780); Bach's Pupil: 1732-1735 (Anon. L 104)

Friedrich Christian Samuel Mohrheim (1719-1780); Bach's Copyist: 1733-1736 (Anon. Vg)

Johann Georg Heinrich (1721-after 1744); Bach's Pupil: 1734-1740 (Anon. Vl)

Carl August Thieme (1721-1795); Bach's Pupil: 1735-1745

Johann Wilhelm Machts (1724-1805); Bach's Pupil: 1735-1746 (Anon. Vj)

Johann Christoph Ritter (1715-1767); Bach's Pupil: 1730's

Later Leipzig period (1738-1750):

Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720-1774); Bach's Copyist: 1738-1741

Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721-1783); Bach's Pupil: 1739-1741

Johann Gottlieb August Fritzsche (1727-unknown); Bach's Pupil: 1740-1745

Johann Elias Bach [39] (1705-1755); Bach's Copyist: 1742

Johann Christoph Altnickol (1720-1759); Bach's Copyist: 1744-1748

Karl Friedrich Barth (1734-1813); Bach's Copyist: 1746-1749/1750 (Anon. N 5)

Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727-1756); Bach's Pupil: c1746

Johann Georg Schübler (1720-1755); Bach's Pupil: Beginning of the 1740's

After Bach's death:

Johann Christian Kittel (1732-1809); Bach's Pupil: 1748-1750

Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737-1801); Bach's Pupil: 1749-1750

Johann Friedrich Doles (1715-1797); Bach's Pupil: 1739-1743

Johann Ludwig Anton Rust (1721-1785); Bach's Pupil: 1744-1745

Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (1718-1795); Bach's Pupil: 1747-1749 (Anonym II; Anonym III)

Copyists not for Bach's use:

Johann Peter Kellner (1705-1772)

Johann Gottlob Freudenberg (1712-1766) (Anon. 404; Anon. J.S. Bach IV)

Johann Adolph Scheibe (1708-1776)

Johann Nicolaus Mempel (1713-1747)

Johann Nicolaus Schober (c1721-1807) (Anon. 402; Anon. J.S. Bach II; "Kirnberger?")

Johann Friedrich Hering (1724-1810) (Anon. 300)

Johann August Patzig (1736-1816) (Anon. 427; Anon. J.S. Bach XXVII)

Johann Christoph Oley (1738-1789)

Christian Leberecht Zimmermann (1737-1799)

Johann Georg Neumeister (1757-1840)

Philip Ernst Christian Bach (1780-1840)

Copyists by sigla

Haupkopists A-D (Dadelsen)

Haupkopist A = Johann Andreas Kuhnau

Haupkopist B = Christian Gottlob Meißner

Haupkopist C = Johann Heinrich Bach [43]

Haupkopist D = Samuel Gottlieb Heder

Haupkopists E-H (Dürr)

Haupkopist E = Johann Gottlob Haupt

Haupkopist F = Johann Ludwig Dietel

Haupkopist G = Rudolf Straube

Haupkopist H = Johann Nathanael Bammler

Haupkopists I (Wollny)

Haupkopist I = Georg Heinrich Noah

Anons 1-28 (Dadelsen)

Anon. 1 = Christian Gottlob Meißner

Anon. 2 = Johann Heinrich Bach [43]

Anon. 3 = Johann Andreas Kuhnau

Anon. 4 = Johann Nathanael Bammler

Anon. 5 = Bernhard Christian Kayser

Anon. 6 = Emanuel Leberecht Gottschalck

Anon. 7 = Samuel Gottlieb Heder

Anon. 8 = Johann Gottlob Haupt

Anon. 9 = Christoph Friedrich Meißner

Anon. 10 = Samuel Kittler

Anon. 11 = Gottfried Theodor Krause

Anon. 12 = Anon. Vr

Anon. 13 = Samuel Gottlieb Heder

Anon. 14 =

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Anon. 16 = Johann Ludwig Dietel

Anon. 17 =

Anon. 18 = Johann Caspar Vogler

Anon. 19 = Johann Christian Köpping

Anon. 20 = Heinrich Wilhelm Ludewig

Anon. 21 = Anon. IIIh

Anon. 22 = Anon. IIIj

Anon. 23 =

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Anon. 26 =

Anon. 27 = Anon. IIf (turn of 1724)

Anon. 28 = Anon. IIg (turn of 1724)

Anon. 300 = Johann Friedrich Hering (1724-1810)

Anon. 301 =

Anon. 302 = J.A. Hasss VI (Bleschmidt)

Anon. 303 = C.P.E. Bach VI (Bleschmidt)

Anon. 307 =

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Anon. 330 (Kobayashi)

Anon. 333 =

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Anon. 400-422 (Kast)

Anon. 400 = Christoph Nichelmann

Anon. 401 = Anon. J.S. Bach I = copyist Kühn?

Anon. 402 = Johann Nicolaus Schober (c1721–1807)

Anon. 403 = Anon. J.S. Bach III

Anon. 404 = Johann Gottlob Freudenberg (1712-1766)

Anon. 405 = Anon. J.S. Bach V

Anon. 406 = Anon. J.S. Bach VI

Anon. 407 = Anon. J.S. Bach VII = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. 408 = Anon. J.S. Bach VIII = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. 409 = Anon. J.S. Bach IX = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. 410 = Anon. J.S. Bach X = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. 411 = Anon. J S. Bach XI = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. 412 = Anon. J.S. Bach XII = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. 413 = Anon. J.S. Bach XIII

Anon. 414 = Anon. J.S. Bach XIV

Anon. 415 = Anon. J.S. Bach XV

Anon. 416 =

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Anon. 421 = Anon. J.S. Bach XXI

Anon. 422 =

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Anon. 427 = Anon. J.S. Bach XXVII = Johann August Patzig

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Anon Ia-Iq, IIa-IIh. etc. (Dürr, the Roman numeral in their sigla refer to the cantata cycle on which they worked)

Anon. Ia = Anon. Ib = unidentified (1723-1724)

Anon. Ib = Anon. Ia = unidentified (1723-1724)

Anon. Ic = unidentified (1723-1724)

Anon. Id = Johann Christian Köpping

Anon. Ie = unidentified (1723)

Anon. If = unidentified (1723-1724)

Anon. Ig = unidentified (1723)

Anon. Ih = Bernhard Christian Kayser

Anon. Ij = Christian Gottlieb Gerlach

Anon. Ik = Johann Christian Lindner

Anon. Il = unidentified (1723-1725)

Anon. Im = unidentified (1723)

Anon. In =

Anon. Io = unidentified (1723-1724)

Anon. Ip = unidentified (1723-1725)

Anon. Iq = unidentified (1724)

Anon. IIa = unidentified (1724)

Anon. IIb = unidentified (1724)

Anon. IIc = unidentified (1724)

Anon. IId = unidentified (1724-1726)

Anon. IIe = unidentified (1724-1726)

Anon. IIf = Anon. 27; unidentified (1724-1727)

Anon. IIg = Anon. 28; unidentified (1724-1725)

Anon. IIh = unidentified (1724-1725)

Anon. IIIa = unidentified (1725-1727)

Anon. IIIb = unidentified (1725-1727)

Anon. IIIc = unidentified (1725-1726)

Anon. IIId = unidentified (1725-1726)

Anon. IIIe = unidentified (1726)

Anon. IIIf = David Salomon Reichardt

Anon. IIIg = unidentified (1726)

Anon. IIIh = Anon. 21 = unidentified (1726-1727)

Anon. IIIi = unidentified (1726)

Anon. IIIj = Anon. 22 = unidentified (1726-1727)

Anon. IIIk = unidentified (1726)

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Anon. IVb = Johann Ludwig Dietel

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Anon. N 4 = Johann Nathanael Bammler

Anon. N 5 = Karl Friedrich Barth

Anon. N 6 = Anon. N 6

Anon. N 7 = Anon. L 134

Anon. N 8 = Anon. L 144

Anon. M 1 = Johann Martin Schubart

Anon. O (Wade):

Anon. O = undentified (middle of the 18th century: c1740-1759); second half of the 18th century: c1760-1789)

Anon. W:

Anon. W 1

Anon. W 2 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 3 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 4 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 5 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 6 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719; first half of the 18th century: c1720-1739)

Anon. W 7 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719; first half of the 18th century: c1720-1739)

Anon. W 8 = undentified (first half of the 18th century: c1720-1739)

Anon. W 9 = undentified (first half of the 18th century: c1720-1739)

Anon. W 10 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 11 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 12 = undentified (first half of the 18th century: c1720-1739)

Anon. W 13 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 14 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 15 = undentified (beginning of the 18th century: c1700-1719)

Anon. W 16 = undentified (first half of the 18th century: c1720-1739)

Anon. W 17 = undentified (first half of the 18th century: c1720-1739)

Anon. W 18 = undentified (first half of the 18th century: c1720-1739)

Anon. Va-Vt (Dürr)

Anon. Va = undentified (1729-1730)

Anon. Vb = undentified (1730)

Anon. Vc = undentified (1730)

Anon. Vd = undentified (1729-1730)

Anon. Vf = Samuel Kittler

Anon. Vg = Friedrich Christian Samuel Mohrheim

Anon. Vh = Christoph Friedrich Meißner

Anon. Vi = undentified (1734-1735)

Anon. Vj = Johann Wilhelm Machts

Anon. Vk = Rudolf Straube

Anon. Vl = Johann Georg Heinrich

Anon. Vm = Georg Heinrich Noah

Anon. Vn = undentified (1724-1726)

Anon. Vo = undentified (c1750-1755)

Anon. Vp = Bernhard Dieterich Ludewig

Anon. Vq = Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach [49]

Anon. Vr = Anon. 12

Anon. Vs = Paul Christian Stolle

Anon. Vt = undentified (1748-1750)

Anon. Weimar 1-3 (Dürr)

Anon. Weimar 1 = Johann Martin Schubart

Anon. Weimar 2 = Johann Lorenz Bach [38]

Anon. Weimar 3 = Johann Döbernitz

Anon. J.S. Bach I-XXXII (Blechschmidt)

Anon. J.S. Bach I

Anon. J.S. Bach II = Johann Nicolaus Schober (c1721-1807)

Anon. J.S. Bach III

Anon. J.S. Bach IV= Johann Gottlob Freudenberg

Anon. J.S. Bach V

Anon. J.S. Bach VI

Anon. J.S. Bach VII = Anon. 407 = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. J.S. Bach VIII = Anon. 408 = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. J.S. Bach IX = Anon. 409 = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. J.S. Bach X = Anon. 410 = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. J.S. Bach XI = Anon. 411 = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. J.S. Bach XII Anon. 412 = Breitkopf-Kopist

Anon. J.S. Bach XIII

Anon. J.S. Bach XIV

Anon. J.S. Bach XV

Anon. J.S. Bach XVIII = Christian Gottlob Meißner

Anon. J.S. Bach XX

Anon. J.S. Bach XXI

Anon. J.S. Bach XXIII = Johann Ludwig Dietel

Anon. J.S. Bach XXIV = Johann Christian Köpping

Anon. J.S. Bach XXVII = Anon. 427 = Johann August Patzig

Anon. J.S. Bach XXXI = Christoph Nichelmann

Anon. J.S. Bach XXXII = Christoph Nichelmann

Anon. I-VI (Berg)

Anon. I =

Anon. II = Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg

Anon. III = Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg

Anon. IV =

Anon. V =

Anon. VI =

Anon. BNB (Beißwenger)

Anon. BNB I = Heinrich Wilhelm Ludewig

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (May 2020 - June 2020)

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