Johann Christian Schickhardt

Johann Christian Schickhardt (or Schikardt; c. 1682c. 25 March 1762) was a German composer and woodwind player.

Biography Schickhardt was born in Braunschweig, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and received his musical education at the Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel court under the patronage of Augustus William, third son and heir of Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In the first decade of the 18th century, he was employed in the Netherlands and associated with Friedrich of Hesse-Cassel, Henriëtte Amalia van Anhalt-Dessau (daughter of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and widow of Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz) and her son John William Friso, Prince of Orange.

List of works Source: Lasocki

Published works

Opus 1: Seven sonatas for alto recorder and basso continuo Opus 2: Seven sonatas for oboe or violin and basso continuo Opus 3: Seven sonatas for alto recorder and basso continuo Opus 4: [Six?] sonatas for 2 alto recorders and basso continuo Opus 5: Six sonatas for alto recorder, 2 oboes or violins, viola da gamba and basso continuo Opus 6: Six sonatas for 2 alto recorders and basso continuo Opus 7: Twelve sonatas for 2 oboes or violins and basso continuo Opus 8: Six sonatas for violin or oboe and basso continuo Opus 9: Six sonatas for 2 alto recorder (basso continuo ad libitum) Opus 10: Six sonatas for 2 oboes or violins or flutes (basso continuo ad libitum) Opus 11: Recueil de Menuets à un dessus & Basse continue – a collection of minuets for a melody instrument and basso continuo. Opus 12: Recorder Method (includes 42 Airs for 2 recorders) Opus 13: Six concertos for 2 Violins, 2 oboes or violins and basso continuo Opus 14: Six sonates for alto recorder, oboe or violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo Opus 15: Oboe Method (includes Airs for 2 oboes) Opus 16: Twelve sonatas for 2 alto recorders and basso continuo Opus 17: Twelve sonatas for alto recorder and basso continuo Opus 18/1: A collection of Airs for alto recorder Opus 18/2: A collection of 146 Airs for alto recorder Opus 19: Six concertos for 4 alto recorders and basso continuo Opus 20/1: Six sonatas for flute or oboe or violin and basso continuo Opus 20/2: Six sonatas for flute or oboe or violin and baso continuo Opus 21: Airs spirituels des Luthériens for 2 alto recorders and basso continuo Opus 22: Six sonatas for 2 alto recorders, oboe and basso continuo Opus 23: Twelve sonatas for alto recorder and basso continuo Opus 24: Six sonatas for alto recorder and basso continuo Opus 25: Six sonatas for violin and basso continuo Opus 26: Six sonatas for 2 alto recorders Opus 30: L'Alphabeth de la musique – 24 sonatas for flute or violin or alto recorder and basso continuo Miscellaneous pieces for recorder, oboe and two recorders in: The Compleat Tutor to the Hautboy (London: Walsh & Hare, ca. 1715), The Compleat Flute Master... (London, Bennett, ca. 1760) and Airs for 2 alto recorders by Gasparo Visconti, 2nd edition "augmented by several pieces by Schickhardt"

Works preserved as manuscripts

Autographs

Concerto in g for alto recorder with 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, bass and basso continuo Suite in F for violin, 2 oboes and 2 alto recorders with 2 violins, viola, violoncello, bass and basso continuo

Other manuscript works

"Sonata de Monr: Schicard" in d for a melody instrument ( alto recorder?) and basso continuo Sonata for alto recorder and basso continuo and a sonata for violin and basso continuo Six trio sonatas for 2 alto recorders and basso continuo

Arrangements

Twelve sonatas for 2 violins and basso continuo, Opus 1, by Giovanni Battista Tibaldi, arranged by Schickhardt for 2 alto recorders and basso continuo Six concertos for 2 alto recorders and basso continuo, arranged by Schickhardt from the Concerti Grossi Opus 6 by Arcangelo Corelli