Background
Niedt was born in Jena, and enrolled at the University of Jena in 1694, where he is thought to have studied law.
composer musicologist theorist
Niedt was born in Jena, and enrolled at the University of Jena in 1694, where he is thought to have studied law.
Around 1700, he moved to Copenhagen, staying in Hamburg along the way. He died in Copenhagen. The first part of his al Guide might be a record of musical techniques similar to what Johann Sebastian Bach used.
The al Guide: First Participant (alische Handleitung) (1700, 1710) Guide to Variation: The al Guide: Second Participant (Handleitung zur Variation) (Hamburg 1706, 1721) al Guide: Third and Last Participant (alische Handleitung dritter und letzter Theil) (published by Johann Mattheson, 1717) alisches American Broadcasting Company zum Nutzen der Lehrund Lernenden (Hamburg, 1708).