Johann Christoph Bach I
Johann Christoph Bach (baptized on December 8 . Jul / 18th December 1642 greg. In Arnstadt , † 31 March 1703 in Eisenach ), the eldest son of organist Heinrich Bach , was a German composer. He is considered the most important composer of his generation within the Bach family .
life and work
Bach was a pupil of his father and was organist in the Arnstadt Castle Chapel from 1663 and at the Georgenkirche in Eisenach from 1665 , where he also worked as a harpsichordist in the court orchestra and was promoted to chamber musician in 1700. In 1694 he was chosen as a “needy person” to be the almsman's office in Eisenach, and in the same year he moved into an official apartment in the so-called coin.
Only a few works by Johann Christoph Bach have survived, most of them in the Altbach archive :
- twelve motets
- seven or eight Sacred concertos , including the large ensembles "There was war in heaven" for Michael Feast
- two arias
- about fifty organ chorales
- Prelude and Fugue in E flat major for piano manualiter
- three variations for harpsichord manualiter (Aria Eberliniana variata "pro dormente Camillo" in E flat major; Aria variata in A minor; Sarabanda variata in G major)
Protrude from his work especially the Old - solo cantata "Oh that I had water enough" and 15 variations on the "Aria Eberliniana" (1690) out.
His son Johann Friedrich Bach (1682-1730) succeeded Johann Sebastian Bach in 1708 as organist at the Divi-Blasii-Kirche (Mühlhausen) .
Discography
- World, good night , dialogues, arias, laments and motets. Soli Deo Gloria, SDG 715 (harmonia mundi), CD.
- Oh, that I had enough water (Lamento) , on: Daniel Taylor, Lamento (CD), ATMA Classique 2002
literature
- Rochus von Liliencron : Bach, Johann Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 729.
- Wilibald Gurlitt: Bach, Johann Christoph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 483 ( digitized version ).
- Stefan Wolter: Think about poverty. The poor system of the city of Eisenach in the late 17th and 18th centuries, Göttingen 2003
Web links
- Publications by and about Johann Christoph Bach I in VD 17 .
- Discography of the works of Bach and the Bach family with much more information
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Christoph Bach in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Wolter: Think about poverty. The poor system of the city of Eisenach in the late 17th and 18th centuries, Göttingen 2003, p. 125 f.
- ^ Johann Christoph Bach, Arie variate et Lamenti played by Mario Martinoli; Etcetera CD No .: KTC 1907:
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Uhswald jun. | Court and town organist in Eisenach 1665 - 1703 |
Johann Bernhard Bach |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bach, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, son of Heinrich Bach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized December 18, 1642 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arnstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1703 |
| Place of death | Eisenach |