Johann Gottfried Schicht (29 September 1753 – 16 February 1823) was a German composer and conductor. Schicht was born in Reichenau, in the Electorate of Saxony. He trained as a lawyer, studying from 1776 at Leipzig. He was the conductor of the

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...

from 1785 to 1810, when he was succeeded by

Johann Philipp Christian Schulz Johann Philipp Christian Schulz (also ''Schulze''; 24 September 1773 – 30 January 1827) was a German composer and conductor. Schulz was born in Bad Langensalza and was Gewandhaus Kapellmeister from 1810 to 1827. In 1825 he and the Gewandhaus ...

. Schicht continued to work in Leipzig, serving as

Thomaskantor (Cantor at St. Thomas) is the common name for the musical director of the , now an internationally known boys' choir founded in Leipzig in 1212. The official historic title of the Thomaskantor in Latin, ', describes the two functions of cantor a ...

, director of the

Thomanerchor The Thomanerchor (English: St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig) is a boys' choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. The choir comprises about 90 boys from 9 to 18 years of age. The members, called ''Thomaner'', reside in a boarding sch ...

with responsibility for music in the city's churches. He was in post from 1810 until 1823, when he died, aged 69, in Leipzig. His most important work is a great choirbook from 1819. Besides that, he wrote masses, motets, cantatas, a setting of the 100th Psalm, four Te deums, one piano concerto, sonatas and capriccio. He is believed to have been the editor of the first edition of Bach's motets.Johann Gottfried Schicht (Composer, Thomaskantor)
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* * 1753 births 1823 deaths People from Bogatynia People from the Electorate of Saxony German conductors (music) German male conductors (music) Thomaskantors {{germany-musician-stub