1. Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was unlike most other composers of his time. He wrote music for the glory of God, and to satisfy his own burning curiosity, not for future fame.? During the 1700s, people knew him as a talented musician, not as a composer, as we do today. He never left his country to pursue bigger and better things. Bach was content as long as he could play music. Traditions were very important to him. He wanted to carry on the musical tradition of his family, and never opted to change the traditional ways of composing, as did most composers. Bach's work is vast and unique.
Bach received his first big job at the age of 23. He was a court musician, and wrote many wonderful organ pieces, most of which are still played today. It is unbelievable that these works survived, because during this time written pieces were not meant to be kept once they were played. He was one of the most highly skilled organists that ever lived. He was so fast with his hands and feet, people came from all over to see Bach play. Bach was also a very good improviser, making up new tunes as he played the pieces. He created so much music, that it would be impossible for anyone to write down all of it, so there are many of his created works that no one knows about. .
Around 1630, a new artistic movement, known as Baroque, was quickly spreading throughout Europe. Bach and Handel are the two most famous composers of the Baroque era. The drama in their music, the contrasts between soft and strong, chorus and solo, voices and instruments, are all typical of the Baroque style.? In 1708, Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimer appointed Bach as the court organist and chamber musician. Bach did most of his composing while he was at Weimer. In 1717, Bach was appointed Kapellmeister to Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen. Here he wrote several sonatas and concertos for the violin and the flute. Around the year 1721, Bach wrote a book of music called the Well-Tempered Clavier, which was composed of 24 exercises.
Bach suffered early trauma when his parents died in 1695. ... By this time Bach had been married for several years. ... Bach, and J.C. Bach. ... In Bach's time, nothing was quite as important as the church and Bach's mass is a testament to that. ...
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a musically gifted family and was devoted to music throughput his childhood and adult years. ... Bach went to Muhlhausen as an organist in 1707. There he married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach; together they had seven children. ... Actually I think my church may have used one or more Bach's cantatas recently. ... I must say that it is my favorite Bach piece. ...
Johann Sebastian Bach was a forefather to music. ... In October 1705, Bach went to Lubeck to study with the distinguished Danish-born German organist and composer Dietrich Buxtehude, which largely affected Bach. ... In 1723, Bach moved to Leipzig were he spent the rest of his life. ... Johann Sebastian Bach's greatest impact to music was his own music. The importance of Bach's music is due to his intellect. ...
Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21st 1685. ... When Bach was eight years old he went to the old Latin Grammar School. ... By now Bach had high ideals for the church music of Germany. ... Bach, on occasion, wrote some of the music that was played. ... Bach was buried in St. ...
Bach suffered early trauma when his parents died in 1695. ... By this time Bach had been married for several years. ... Bach, and J.C. Bach. ... In Bach's time, nothing was quite as important as the church and Bach's mass is a testament to that. ...
This suggests that perhaps Bach intended to give two separate roles for the cembalo player. ... Bach Reader mentions that 'In ensemble music Bach changed the role of the harpsichord in instrumental combinations from that of mere accompanying instrument to that of full partner. ... Fuller-Maitland suggested that Bach must have played the keyboard solo part. He says: 'Bach must have played the harpsichord himself in this piece. ... Bach's writing that Bach liked to play the viola in the orchestra but in this work he took the solo harpsichord part instead of the viola part and le...
From Bach's Birth to His Time in Cothen Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 to a family of musicians in Eisenach, Germany. ... Lutheranism and Martin Luther's close association to these two towns must have influenced Bach. ... In 1700, Bach left his brother for the town of Luneburg to attend the school at St. ... (Seaton 230-232) Bach returned to the court of the duke of Weimar, this time as an organist. ... (Seaton 231) In 1717, Bach left Weimar and began service of the prince in the city of Cothen. ...
One of Bach's greatest works is the Mass in B Minor. ... Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany, to Johann Ambrosius Bach and Maria Elisabeth Lammerhirt. ... In 1694 his mother died and soon after Bach's father remarried. ... The Duke of Weimar loved Bach's organ music and as a result the majority of Bach's organ music was written in Weimar (Wolff). ... The prince also was married and his wife broke up Bach and the prince's relationship, which forced Bach to look for a new position (Wolff). ...