Johann Bernhard Bach
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Johann Bernhard Bach (23 May 1676 – 11 June 1749) was a German composer, and second cousin of J. S. Bach.[1]
Life
Johann Bernhard Bach was born in
From 1708 to 1712, Johann Bernhard Bach worked together with Georg Philipp Telemann who held, first, the position of the leader of the violin section, and, from August 1709, that of a conductor (Kapellmeister) at Eisenach's ducal orchestra.
On 6 August 1716, Johann Bernhard Bach married Johanna Sophia Siefer. Three children were born into the family.[3]
In 1741, the ducal orchestra was dissolved, which meant that Johann Bernhard continued to work exclusively as choirmaster and organist, until his death, apparently still receiving the ducal allowance of 100 Thalers per year.[4]
Johann Bernhard kept a life-long friendship with his famous cousin
Bach died in 1749 at the age of 73
Work
Most of his musical output has been lost, but amongst his surviving music there are four orchestral suites. It is known that J.S. Bach had individual parts prepared for performance by his orchestra.[citation needed]
His musical style has been described as being similar to that of Telemann.[1]
The surviving orchestral suites (overtures) are as follows:
- Suite No. 1 in G minor
- Suite No. 2 in G major
- Suite No. 3 in E minor
- Suite No. 4 in D major
They are thought to have been written before 1730.
Surviving keyboard music:
- Fantasia in C minor (originally thought to have been composed by J.S. Bach as BWV 919)[5]
- Chaconne in A major
- Chaconne in B-flat major
- Chaconne in G major
- Chorales for organ
- "Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ"
- "Nun freut euch lieben Christen g'mein"
- "Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her"
Two fugues composed by Johann Bernhard Bach also survive.
Discography
- "Ouvertures", Johann Bernhard Bach : L'Achéron / François Joubert-Caillet, Ricercar - "Orchestral Suites - Johann Bernhard Bach", Johann Bernhard Bach, Thüringer Bach Collegium, audite Musikproduktion
Further reading
- Siegfried Orth: Zu den Erfurter Jahren Johann Bernhard Bachs (1676-1749). in: Bach-Jahrbuch, 57, 1971, pp. 106–111
- Konrad Küster, Werner Breig, Günther Wagner, Ulrich Leisinger, Ulrike Feld, Peter Wollny, Ernest Warburton, Martin Geck/SL: Bach. in: MGG Online, edited by Laurenz Lütteken; Kassel, Stuttgart, New York: 2016ff., published initially 1999, online 2016 https://www.mgg-online.com/mgg/stable/12798
References
- ^ a b Smith, Timothy A. "Johann Bernhard Bach 1676-1749". Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Orth, Siegfried (1971). Zu den Erfurter Jahren Johann Bernhard Bachs (1676–1749) (in German). p. 107.
- ^ Orth, Siegfried (1971). Zu den Erfurter Jahren Johann Bernhard Bachs (1676–1749) (in German). p. 110.
- ^ MGG Online, 2016, p. 29.
- ^ "Fantasia in C minor (Bach, Johann Bernhard) - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 12 August 2022.