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Aug 16, 2017 · Bach was married twice — first to Maria Barbara Bach and, upon her death, to Anna Magdalena Wilcke — and sired 20 children. 10 survived into adulthood — six sons and four daughters. While we're left to wonder what kind of talents their sisters may have harbored, four of those sons went on to become notable composers in their own right.
Jul 31, 2020 · One of the musical facts I've always remembered is that Johann Sebastian Bach married twice and had 20 children. Only recently, while reading the biographical article on Bach in the New Grove, did I develop any curiosity about those wives and children, and the children in particular.
A well-known factoid about Johann Sebastian Bach is that he and his two wives produced 20 children. And for most people today that's as far as the story goes. But a stark reality of family life in Bach's time was that parents tended to have lots of children because childhood mortality was so high.
Jun 16, 2018 · Bach’s wives, Maria Barbara Bach (left) and Anna Magdalena Bach (right) His marriages. Bach was married twice – first to Maria Barbara from 1707 to 1720 and then to Anna Magdalena from 1721 to 1750. His first wife died tragically after just thirteen years of marriage while Bach was travelling.
Dec 9, 2021 · 1. Catharina Dorothea Bach (1708 – 1774) Bach's first born child. Composing wasn't an option for women in those days but Catharina excelled as a singer and often helped her father with his work. 2. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784) J.S. Bach's eldest son with his first wife, Maria Barbara.
11. Bach's wife. Bach married his second cousin Maria in 1707. She was the mother of seven of Bach's 20 children - but only four of them made it to adulthood. 16 images. See the full gallery: Bach: Compositions, children, biography and more facts about the great composer.
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In 1707, Bach married his second cousin Maria Barbara Bach. They had seven children. In 1708 Bach became the court composer, organist, and Konzertmeister (instrument-playing leader of the orchestra) of the Weimar orchestra for the Duke of Weimar.
