Bach Essay, Research Paper

BachBiological Sketch:Johann Sebastian BachBorn: March 21, 1685, EisenachDied: July 28, 1750, LepizigPersonal Life:A) Family1) Parents:Father: Johann Ambrosius BachMother: Maria Elisabeth Lammerhirt2) Children (Those noted by name):Wilhelm FriedemannCarl Philipp EmanuelJohann Gottfried BernhardJohann Christoph FrederickJohann Christian3) WivesHis cousin Maria Barbara, Oct. 17 1684Anna Magdalena 1720B) HealthFairly good all his life(I couldn t find any thing that talked about his health)Eyesight deteriorated in the 1740 sWent completely bind in 1750Died 1750C) Character and personalitySeemed to skip school allotDidn t live the life of a saintBecame dissatisfied with the possibilities for a well-regulated church music Social climberD) Physical FeaturesMedium builtCareer:A) Instruments:OrganViolinHarpsichordClavichordCelloB) Instruction:First lessons were by his brotherGeorge BohmC) Significant places:Luneburg is where Bach attended school by singing in the choir. Arnstadt is where Bach got his first serious job. Leipzig is where Bach spent the last 27 years of his life and also gave the first performances of the St. John Passion and produced the Magnificat and the St. Matthew Passion. D) Significant people:Johann Christoph (brother) gave Sebastian his first keyboard lessons

Johann Adam Reinken influenced BachDietrich Buxtchude Abendmusiken deeply influenced him with organ music and vocal works. Tobias Lammerhirt left Bach a small inheritanceJohann August Ernesti was the godfather of two of Bach s childrenE) Employers:Duke Johann Ernst of Sxony-Weimar, 1702Neue Kirche, August 1703Blasiuskirche, June 1707Wihelm Ernst, 1708Prince Leopold, December 1717St. Thomas, May 5 1723Duke Christian von Sachsen-Weissenfels, 1729Frederick Augustus II, 1736F) Means of earning a living:Performing musicianTeaching studentsAllowing a band to practice in his houseDealer of books and musicRenting musical instrumentsG) Financial situation:Bach s financial situation was constantly changing, from being well paid to being hardly paid at allMusic:A) Style:New galant Stile anticoB) General characteristics:Less dense polyphonic structure and the emphasis on a main partA regular and rather fixed phrase structureA slower harmonic rhythmUse popular dance rhythms and folk songsUsed musical resources of three different landsC) Output:Durch Adams FallThese are the Holy CommandmentsArt of FugueThe Well-Tempered ClavierBrandenBurg Concerto sMass in B MinorDas Wohltemperierte Clavier IID) Groups:Collegium MusicumSources:Music an appectiation, Rodger KaminInternet site: classicalmus.com/composere/bach.htmlInternet site: www.let.rug.nl/Linguistics/diversen/bach.htm