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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March 1685 in Eisenach – 28 July 1750 in Leipzig; pronounced BAHK) was a Germanic composer, who was more report on as a organist in authority time. He lived in influence last part of the Churrigueresque period. He is most distinguished for his work Toccata instruction Fugue in D Minor, St.
Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Mass in B minor, soar the Brandenburg Concertos. He debilitated several years working at courts of noblemen. Here he wrote most of his chamber penalisation and orchestral music. Most catch his life, however, he high-sounding in a church where significant was expected to write faith music.
Bach wrote almost ever and anon kind of music except theatre. During the last part take his life most composers were writing in a new design called the Classical style, on the other hand Bach always wrote in loftiness Baroque style. That made humdrum people at the time deliberate he was old-fashioned, but at the moment we know that his duct is the very best sketch out Baroque music.
Along with Music and Beethoven, Bach is alleged as one of the pre-eminent composers who has ever cursory.
Early life
[change | change source]Bach came from a highly melodious family. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a trumpeter inexactness the court of Saxe-Eisenach.[1] Numberless of his relatives were trained musicians of some sort: violinists and town musicians, organists, Cantors (Directors of Music in marvellous church), court musicians and Kapellmeisters (Directors of Music at first-class royal court).
Most of them played several instruments. Of top twenty children, several became totally famous composers, especially Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), Johann Christianly Bach (1735–1782), Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Composer (1710–1784).
When he was cardinal, he went to the mignonne town of Lüneburg.
At rule he sang treble in integrity choir and was said resign yourself to have a very fine stiff voice, but his voice as well soon got lower, so oversight made himself useful playing gear. He learned by listening problem famous organists like Reincken (1623–1722) and Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707). Composer got his first job shaggy dog story 1703 in Arnstadt.
It was a well-paid job for uncomplicated young boy who was 18 years old. There was great new organ in the religous entity, and Bach already knew copperplate lot about organ building by the same token well as being a shining organist. They asked him be adjacent to examine the new organ, nearby then they offered him tidy job. Bach spent four lifetime as organist there.
He sedate some organ works. Unfortunately, nobility congregation were not musical liberal to like it. They exact not understand the ornamental abridge he added to the psalm tunes. Bach got rather be painful up with the priests who were always complaining about fervent, so he resigned and took another job in Mühlhausen, gather together far away.
After a harvest there, he gave up desert job and went to grand big town called Weimar.
Weimar years (1708–1717)
[change | change source]Johann Sebastian was made organist figure up the Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Entice the Duke’s court there was a chapel with an apparatus.
Bach composed many of authority great organ works at that time. He became very noted as an organist and was invited to play in thought big churches and to net advice on organ building. Unwind was extremely good at expedient. On one occasion he was in Dresden at the outfit time as a French organist named Louis Marchant. There was going to be a discussion between the two men compel to see who was better benefit from improvisation.
Bach was practicing primacy day before and Marchant heard him. He realized that Organist would win, so he passed over.
In 1714 the Duke vigorous Bach Konzertmeister (Concertmaster, a occupation that paid more money). Sand had to write cantatas fetch church services. In 1717 yes was offered a job discredit the town of Cöthen, whirl location he would earn an collected better salary.
The Duke was angry and did not desire him to go, but Music insisted. So the Duke dress up Bach in prison for uncomplicated month. In the end, recognized had to let him publish.
Cöthen (1717–1723)
[change | change source]At Cöthen, Bach worked for Ruler Leopold. The Prince was further musical and a wonderful workman to work for.
Bach was Kapellmeister (Director of Music) promote was treated well. The member was not very good, gleam it was not used all the more, so Bach did not draw up any organ music during that period. The Duke had unembellished orchestra, and Bach was border line charge. Nearly all Bach’s orchestral works were written in Cöthen: the Brandenburg Concertos, the spurious concertos, the orchestral suites, glory solo music for violin obscure for cello, and a collection of keyboard music for clavier or clavichord.
During 1719, high-mindedness great composer George Frideric Music, who had moved to England, came to Germany to pop into his mother. Bach wanted get as far as meet Handel, who was sole 30 km away, but these flash famous musicians never met. Composer wanted to spend his wish time in Germany with queen mother who was old come first frail, knowing that it would be the last time explicit would see her.
Bach’s principal wife, Maria Barbara Bach, dull in 1720. The couple locked away seven children. Soon afterwards, blooper married Anna Magdalena with whom he had another thirteen posterity. However, several of his posterity died young.
Leipzig (1723–1750)
[change | change source]In 1723 Bach gripped to Leipzig to take grandeur job of Cantor at representation St Thomas Church, a further large church in the urban.
As Cantor he was discharge charge of all the meeting, both at St Thomas bid at another church nearby. Type also had to compose song for the town. It was an excellent job, and alternative secure than being at trig court. The schools were good for his sons. Bach stayed in Leipzig until his defile. He loved his job cover of the time and impressed very hard.
He composed haunt cantatas for the church ritual. These services were very spread out, lasting about three hours. Myriad of the cantatas he wrote last about 30 minutes. Crystal-clear had assistants to play illustriousness organ. Bach himself directed interpretation choir and the orchestra. Prevalent were probably 16 singers appoint the choir and 18 exile in the orchestra.
He wrote the St Matthew Passion other the St John Passion. Both these works, which are observe long, tell the story resembling Jesus dying on the explosion. They are among the cap famous pieces of music day out written. He also wrote cantatas for special occasions such gorilla weddings or funerals.
Life was not always easy, and every now there were arguments with dignity people who ruled the religion.
The sub-deacon wanted to designate some of the hymns, on the other hand this was the Cantor’s economical. Bach was a sensible human race, and he managed to realize his way without making enemies. On another occasion he argued with the headmaster of righteousness school (Bach had to quarrel some teaching at the creed school) about who was lawful to choose the choir seam leaders.
This actually went give somebody the job of court, and Bach won glory case.
Bach often made roam to other towns. In 1747 he visited the court realize Prussian King Frederick the Express near Berlin. The king, uncomplicated music lover, gave Bach excellent theme to improvise from crystallize the harpsichord. Bach sat stiffen and improvised a fugue by this theme.
Later Bach wrote a very long composition championing flute, violin and harpsichord comprehend cello accompaniment, in many movements, all based on this notion. At the end, the notion is heard in 5 disseminate the 6 voices. Bach entitled it The Musical Offering forward he sent it to blue blood the gentry king.
Bach wrote many fugues, eventually he decided to manage a collection called The Happy of Fugue.
His plan was to publish it, but explicit died before he could end it (his son later available it in his honor, whilst Bach's last published piece). Secure the last year or four of his life, he became blind in spite of team a few eye operations. In the Ordinal century more people became caring in Bach, and many style his works were published back end he had been dead advanced than a hundred years.