Johann Elias Bach
Johann Elias Bach (born February 12, 1705 in Schweinfurt ; † November 30, 1755 ibid) was a German composer from the Bach family .
Life
After studying theology at the University of Jena , he stayed from 1737 to 1742 as a tutor and secretary with his cousin Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig . His letters from this period are important sources on JS Bach's life. From 1743 he worked as a cantor in Schweinfurt, with which he held the most important musical position in the city, like his grandfather Georg Christoph Bach before him . The two years of church cantatas composed by him , which were highly praised by his contemporaries, have been lost.
Johann Elias Bach was married twice. The first marriage with Johanna Rosina Fritsch remained childless. Shortly after her death, on January 25, 1746, he married Anna Maria Hüller, with whom he had four children.
literature
- Evelin Odrich, Peter Wollny (Ed.): The draft letters of Johann Elias Bach. (1705–1755) (= Leipzig contributions to Bach research. Vol. 3). Edited and annotated. Olms, Hildesheim et al. 2000, ISBN 3-487-10851-8 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Elias Bach in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Johann Elias Bach in the German Digital Library
- Edited letters from and to Johann Elias Bach in the web service correspSearch of the BBAW
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bach, Johann Elias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer from the Bach family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1705 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schweinfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1755 |
| Place of death | Schweinfurt |