Johann Christoph Oley (1738–1789) was a German organist and composer.
Johann Christoph Oley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1738 |
| Baptised | 3 June 1738 |
| Died | 20 January 1789 (aged 50) |
| Era | Baroque |
Life edit
Nothing is known about Oley's early life, except that he was a son of Joachim Ernst Oley, a slater and brick-maker. In 1755 Johann Christoph became organist of the church of Bernburg, his home town, but in 1762 he moved to the church of St Stephan, Aschersleben, because of its more important organ. In order to improve his salary, he also took on the duties of assistant teacher at the church school. He remained at St Stephan until the end of his life. Contrary to earlier assumptions, it seems unlikely that Oley met J.S. Bach or was his pupil, but he was a copyist of Bach's keyboard works and a collector of Bach copies and prints (he owned one of the four extant copies of the Schübler Chorales).[1]
Works edit
Only two publications of Oley's works have survived:
References edit
- ^ Timm-Hartmann, Cordula (2016). "Oley, Johann Christoph". In Finscher, Ludwig (ed.). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. MGG Online.
- ^ McLean, Hugh J. (2001). "Oley, Johann Christoph". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
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