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3 days ago · Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, by Georg David Matthieu, 1774. Source: Wikimedia Commons J.C.F. Bach was, like his father J.S. Bach and brothers, a gifted keyboard player. Initially, he set out to study law (like older brother C.P.E. Bach) but the lure of better employment prospects as a musician was too strong to resist.
Dec 9, 2021 · J.S. Bach's third and fourth children, twins, were born on 23 February 1713 when Bach was 28. Johann Christoph lived no longer than a few hours after his birth, and his sister died a few weeks later, around the 13 March 1713.
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
- Johann Christian Bach
He was the oldest of the J.S. sons, and had the toughest life. This is partially, at least according to Grove, due to the death of his mother when he was 10 years old and his father’s remarriage less than two years later. However, he did display some legitimately good keyboard skills and a composer. Like many of his brothers he attended the Thomass...
Mozart once said, “Bach is the father, we are the children.” And while Johann Sebastian did have a lot of kids, it wasn’t Jo he was referring to. Mozart was talking about Carl Philipp Emanuel. That makes perfect sense, given C.P.E.’s role during the transition to what we know as the “Classical era” and the sheer volume of music he composed. Carl ke...
Of all of J.S. Bach’s children to make their names as notable composers, J.C.F. and his younger brother Johann Christian got kind of unlucky. Not because of their talent, but because their older siblings got so much more time with their dad. And if you’re a Bach, “time with dad” means “time learning music.” J.C.F. went off to (again) the University...
The youngest Bach boy was only a teenager when his father died. J.C. received a sizable inheritance (including three harpsichords) and eventually moved in with his older brother and music teacher Carl Philipp Emanuel. But in 1754, he moved to Italy where he *gasp* converted to Catholicism and became an organist at Milan Cathedral. It was there that...
A Life in Pictures. Edited by Christoph Wolff. Kassel, 2017. 25 x 30.5 cm, 469 pp. ISBN 3-7618-0589-6. New Bach Edition. Revised Edition, 5 (Supplement: Bach Documents vol. 9) This lavish picture documentary helps to bridge the 300-year historical gap and vividly brings to life Bach’s personal history.
See the full gallery: Bach: Compositions, children, biography and more facts about the great composer. From his compositions and children to the pronunciation of his name, here’s everything you need to know about the great composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
The image of Bach as a virile family-man is no myth - he managed to sire an astonishing 20 children in his lifetime (though they didn't all survive into adulthood). 16 images. See the full gallery: Bach: Compositions, children, biography and more facts about the great composer.
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Johann Christian Bach, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was born in 1735 in Leipzig. › more information.
