Christian Petzold was a German composer and organist. He was organist at the Dresden court, and from 1703 at the Sophienkirche. He made concert tours to Paris in 1714, which was followed by another one to Venice in 1716. By writing a musical piece in 1720, Petzold contributed to the Silbermann organ at the church of St. Sophia. Later on, he exhibited his musical creativity for another Silbermann organ which was built at Rötha, in Leipzig. According to his contemporaries, Petzold was an eminently skilled organist who fostered the appeal of church compositions at their best.