Christoph Birkmann


Christoph Birkmann was a German theologian and minister. A pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach, he has been identified as the author of the texts of several Bach cantatas.

Career

Born in Nuremberg, Birkmann studied theology and mathematics at the University of Leipzig from 1724 to 1727. He took part in cantata performances by Bach. According to research by Christine Blanken, published in the Bach-Jahrbuch in 2015, Birkmann wrote the texts of several Bach cantatas, including Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, and Ich habe genug, BWV 82.
Birkmann was from 1727 minister of St. Egidien in Nuremberg. He died there.

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